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barbtries

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9. i do VIP (victim impact panels)

Reply to benz380 (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 08:26 PM

Jan 2015

for MADD, where i speak to offenders about my daughter. This is in Durham NC...about 75% or so of the people showing up are latinos. please don't tell me that profiling is not going on. it is simply not credible that most impaired driving is committed by a minority of the population.
as the bereaved mother of a victim i want to see impaired driving wiped off the planet. not at the cost of the constitution - it should not have to be at such a cost.
having said all that, the best way to get through a checkpoint is sober.

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Are You Aware of the Ziplock Method for DUI Checkpoints? Video included [View all] Miigwech Jan 2015 OP

If you are a black driver, don't try this! BillZBubb Jan 2015 #1

According to the site, only blacks were held for secondary questioning or arrested. Nt benz380 Jan 2015 #2

There is absolutely no question in my mind Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #5

i do VIP (victim impact panels) barbtries Jan 2015 #9

You're absolutely correct groundloop Jan 2015 #17

thank you groundloop barbtries Jan 2015 #33

And for me, nichomachus Jan 2015 #38

You're totally right barbtries yourmovemonkey Jan 2015 #23

so sorry about your brother barbtries Jan 2015 #32

I am sorry about your daughter, no one should have to bury their children davidpdx Jan 2015 #25

thank you davidpdx barbtries Jan 2015 #31

Wow, that is an extremely light sentence davidpdx Jan 2015 #34

Since you're in NC... benz380 Jan 2015 #35

i was not familiar with the case barbtries Jan 2015 #41

That's great. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #3

I like it. Mariana Jan 2015 #4

I have a problem with this. Raine1967 Jan 2015 #6

Yes. We should all volunteer to surrender our civil rights on the fear that... ret5hd Jan 2015 #7

Nice hyperbole. Raine1967 Jan 2015 #21

I agree. H2O Man Jan 2015 #24

No. It looks like the person is exercising their constitutional rights. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #8

What if they're driving drunk? 840high Jan 2015 #10

What if they are not? Rights are for all. That is why they are called Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #13

Don't get crazy - I never 840high Jan 2015 #29

Then the Police imthevicar Jan 2015 #15

Then they will be swerving, driving very slowly, or doing other things that show pnwmom Jan 2015 #18

Well it certainly sets of signals for further field investigation Historic NY Jan 2015 #12

they'd assume you were impaired and simply follow you Skittles Jan 2015 #14

Yes, there is case law and some states ban it. Raine1967 Jan 2015 #40

the check points don't work very well dsc Jan 2015 #36

The few times I have been questionable, I just drove slow and took neighborhoods. joeglow3 Jan 2015 #39

But if you are asked to sign the citation in lieu of being arrested, jtuck004 Jan 2015 #11

Tampa Bay area sheriff says he will arrest anyone using the Ziplock method at check points for 1monster Jan 2015 #16

A bit of yeesh MFrohike Jan 2015 #19

Odds are if you are organized enough to do that, you're not drinking bhikkhu Jan 2015 #20

That is a really good point. Thank you for that. nt Raine1967 Jan 2015 #22

Cops often do a bad job with DUI stops DemocraticWing Jan 2015 #26

You can be "under the influence" woolldog Jan 2015 #30

I will flat out demand a blood test if I am ever pulled over dsc Jan 2015 #37

if they would just fix this DustyJoe Jan 2015 #27

They make more money if they catch and release Mariana Jan 2015 #28