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Mr. Majestyk
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Watched the National News Weds. evening and this caught our eye.   The Brazilian Gov't is trying to crack down/eliminate Twitter from allowing it's users the ability to Tweet on the location of Mot. Veh. speed traps in the country.   They have filed an injunction vs. the company.   Wonder if traps location are Tweeted in this country.  Know that in this country there is a website that welcomes your contribution in regard to the location of such traps.   Don't know if it is legal to submit your contribution.   Any thoughts on this?
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Watched the National News Weds. evening and this caught our eye.   The Brazilian Gov't is trying to crack down/eliminate Twitter from allowing it's users the ability to Tweet on the location of Mot. Veh. speed traps in the country.   They have filed an injunction vs. the company.   Wonder if traps location are Tweeted in this country.  Know that in this country there is a website that welcomes your contribution in regard to the location of such traps.   Don't know if it is legal to submit your contribution.   Any thoughts on this?


Tickets have been issued to people who have flashed thier headlights at motorists, warning of speed traps in various states. However, many of these are being challenged in court as a violation of 1st ammendment rights of free speech. A man was arrested in the UK for doing this.

If you have a smart phone, you can get an app that warns you of the location of DWI checkpoints.

Google is your friend, a few simple keywords and you can answer many of your own questions regarding this.





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Tickets have been issued to people who have flashed thier headlights at motorists, warning of speed traps in various states. However, many of these are being challenged in court as a violation of 1st ammendment rights of free speech. A man was arrested in the UK for doing this.
If you have a smart phone, you can get an app that warns you of the location of DWI checkpoints.
Google is your friend, a few simple keywords and you can answer many of your own questions regarding this.


Why would you want someone to avoid a DWI checkpoint?  If they are drunk, they are a danger to themselves and
every one else around them.
I wish they'd do more DWI checkpoints.


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philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

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Why would you want someone to avoid a DWI checkpoint?  If they are drunk, they are a danger to themselves and
every one else around them.
I wish they'd do more DWI checkpoints.


Sober folks don't want to have to be held up at these check points, so it gives them the option of an alternate route.....k?


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Why would you want someone to avoid a DWI checkpoint?  If they are drunk, they are a danger to themselves and
every one else around them.
I wish they'd do more DWI checkpoints.


Of course you do.

I'll bet you also want the police to set up checkpoints at food marts to make sure everyone has the government mandated quota of fruits and veggies.





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Of course you do.
I'll bet you also want the police to set up checkpoints at food marts to make sure everyone has the government mandated quota of fruits and veggies.


No of course I don't .  But if anyone can afford to get drunk, they can afford to take a cab, or call a friend.  Even call
a cop if you find yourself with out a ride and no way home.
The alternative can be deadly.  I have no mercy for a drunk driver who insists on putting everyone  else's life at risk.


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Why would you want someone to avoid a DWI checkpoint?


...because it is a random search of property.  Reckless driving is the law that addresses drunk driving.  DWI is a revenue generator.  Why don’t they administer an 11 panel roadside urine test?  They only test for one intoxicant, alcohol, because it is cost effective to test for, and more widely used.  It’s a numbers game.

But, to the statist, random checkpoints make them feel safer and in control of danger.  Obey the state, it is for everybody's safety.


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Checkpoints Get Results

Between April 1, 1994 and March 31, 1995, a total of 882 checkpoints were held, compared to the typical 10 to 15 checkpoints
that had been conducted each year for the previous five years. A total of 144,299 drivers passed through these checkpoints
with 773 arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). An additional 201 drivers were arrested for drug violations
and 84 for youth offender violations. Thirty-five felony arrests were made, 49 weapons were seized, 1,517 drivers were
cited for safety belt or child restraint violations, and 7,351 received other traffic citations.

Alcohol-Related Fatalities Down for the
Next Two Years

Time series analyses were used to determine the effects of the checkpoint program on traffic fatalities. The results showed
a statistically significant effect for the checkpoint program amounting to a reduction of about nine alcohol-impaired driving
fatal crashes per month.

This was a 20.4 percent reduction over the projected number of impaired driving fatal crashes that would have occurred
with no intervention.

This effect was still present 21 months after the initial year.

For the full story:
NHTSA
http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHT.....s+Alcohol+Fatalities


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They should put DUI check points and speed traps on every road in Montgomery and Fulton Counties.
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They should put DUI check points and speed traps on every road in Montgomery and Fulton Counties.


Sounds good to me.  It might have saved the life of 19 year old Christopher Insogna, and the serious injury of his sister
Kelsey Insogna, 17.  Authorities believe Justin Vannostrand, 19 was showing off the V8 engine in his 2000 Ford
Mustang, passing friends driving in two other vehicles while crossing into the oncoming lane of the two-lane road,
possibly hitting speeds of 100 miles per hour.

"Crossed Route 29, struck an earth embankment, struck a pickup truck, flipped over the pickup truck and became
wedged nose-first between the pickup truck and the house."


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Sounds good to me.  It might have saved the life of 19 year old Christopher Insogna, and the serious injury of his sister
Kelsey Insogna, 17.  Authorities believe Justin Vannostrand, 19 was showing off the V8 engine in his 2000 Ford
Mustang, passing friends driving in two other vehicles while crossing into the oncoming lane of the two-lane road,
possibly hitting speeds of 100 miles per hour.

"Crossed Route 29, struck an earth embankment, struck a pickup truck, flipped over the pickup truck and became
wedged nose-first between the pickup truck and the house."



was he drunk?



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was he drunk?


No, but Shadow's wish was for "DUI check points and speed traps.


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Successful or not......a money  maker or not..............These are actually illegal. they need a warrant. Ask any cop or judge!! We have!!


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What makes anyone think that there are NO speedtraps as it is? Why don't we just hire 1,000,000 more cops. It get more and more ridiculous. We can't afford the level of "protection" we already have.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/a.....-help-raped-her.html


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Successful or not......a money  maker or not..............These are actually illegal. they need a warrant. Ask any cop or judge!! We have!!





The Supreme Court's 6-to-3 decision today upheld sobriety checkpoints as constitutional. June 15, 1990.

NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06.....anted=all&src=pm


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