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CHP Checkpoint Notification

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COMMENT 314958	2012-09-01 01:41 PM
Thanks 899. Of course it is good to have drunks off the streets, but it is a dangerous slope of transgressing the individual's rights for the rights of others, in this case searches without warrants. Also, we get used to the government poking around, going on fishing expeditions. I am glad the rules are tough, that lines have been drawn. Robert Frost said something like: "If society suits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom."
COMMENT 314922	2012-09-01 11:06 AM
The announcements from Sheriff's Dept for Goleta area DUI Checkpoints don't specify the location - they just say "undisclosed location." Is the Sheriff required to disclose the location? I like that personally. I don't drink, but have been stuck behind one of these checkpoints and they are a pain in the rear - if I know where and when, I'll avoid that area. Do drunks think in advance and avoid these checkpoints? Do you think drunk college kids read edhat or think in advance of anything?
COMMENT 314912	2012-09-01 10:32 AM
The only people that have a problem with these checkpoints are people that are doing something wrong and don't want to get caught. Of course the officers will cite people that are doing illegal things, even if they are not drunk. Driving without insurance, registration, a valid license, a gun on the seat, no seat belt, etc. should all be ticketed for. I would rather them generate revenue to keep our streets policed than sit back & let a bunch of degenerates drive! These stings don't just catch drunks, they catch illegals too! I am happy when they lose their cars because they are less likely to hit someone and run without their car.
COMMENT 314908	2012-09-01 10:14 AM
Ben Franklin? That guy was a tool.
COMMENT 314899	2012-09-01 09:38 AM
What's amazing is the utter lack of knowledge of our constitution. I find it incredibly sad that many of you would rather have draconian law enforcement over liberty and freedom... "Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither" - Ben Franklin
COMMENT 314880	2012-09-01 08:44 AM
Wait. These generate revenue in addition to getting drunk and unlicensed drivers off the road? Awesome! Win win! Thanks for the info - I am awake now!
COMMENT 314875	2012-09-01 08:17 AM
Why are checkpoints bad things? It was reported here on Edhat that law enforcement recently caught ONE HUNDRED DUIs over 11 days. That's what we should be worried about. Our fellow man is most probably a drunk driver who is out to harm, maim or kill us.
COMMENT 314862P	2012-09-01 07:13 AM
They HAVE to post the location? Crazy - another instance where common sense has gone out the window! Why do people consistently defend individual rights at the expense of the communities they live in? Amazing.
COMMENT 314849P	2012-08-31 09:10 PM
314839 - we are paying the lowest taxes in four decades. From 1993-2000, when the taxes were just 4 points higher, the poor did better and the rich did better, and 23 million jobs were created, and the deficit was heading to be completely eliminated. Please do not use the tax increase boogeyman, when the tax cuts after 2001 caused the biggest hardship to this country in decades. Also, please follow the results from these checkpoints - they are quite astonishing and a cause for concern.
COMMENT 314842	2012-08-31 07:19 PM
I disagree. DUI checkpoints help find and arrest drunk drivers. Why is that wrong?
COMMENT 314840	2012-08-31 07:04 PM
Teacher's pension fund isn't the General Fund, you just contradicted yourself.
COMMENT 314839	2012-08-31 07:03 PM
Instead of "DUI" checkpoints, they should be renamed "RG" checkpoints. Revenue Generating. It's not "for your safety", its for the money. WAKE UP! Just like tax increases are "for the children". No, the tax increases will go into the under funded teacher pension fund. Source: “Despite endorsing Brown's measure, (California School Boards Association) leaders said they ‘want to make it clear to the public that the governor's initiative does not provide new funding for schools. Instead, it bolsters the General Fund with new revenue.’” (Kevin Yamamura, “School boards endorse both major California tax hike initiatives,” Sacramento Bee, 5/22/12)
COMMENT 314837	2012-08-31 06:50 PM
(1) Checkpoints cannot be set up at random. (2) The local district attorney's office must be aware of the checkpoint. (3) The police officers who set up the checkpoint must have a specific pattern for stopping cars and must not deviate from that pattern. (4) The decision to implement a checkpoint must not be made out of thin air, but should be a measure in response to a demand. (5) Police officers who decide to set up a checkpoint must adequately inform drivers that the checkpoint will be in place. (6) As drivers approach the sobriety checkpoint, they should be able to see that the police are present. (7) If the police intend to send drivers to a test site for chemical testing, there must be an easy and fast route from the checkpoint to the test site. (8) Police officers must be able to successfully manage the checkpoint without unreasonably halting the flow of traffic. (9) The public must be notified aggressively and well in advance of any checkpoint.
COMMENT 314835	2012-08-31 06:36 PM
That darn Constitution. It's always getting in the way of an orderly society!
COMMENT 314826	2012-08-31 05:05 PM
Yes they have to announce it or its against the law and against your civil rights. Be happy we still have some left.
COMMENT 314842	2012-08-31 04:44 PM
I was wondering the same thing. Doesn't it just serve to warn drunk drivers which streets to avoid?
COMMENT 314818	2012-08-31 04:42 PM
Why do they announce the location? I have recently moved to Santa Barbara. Is it a requirement by law to announce the checkpoint?

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