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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1220999" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>"Should the state be able to detain you without cause" is an inaccurate way of wording the poll.</p><p></p><p>Obviously I believe that the state should <em>not</em> be able to detain you without cause...but by the same token, operating a motor vehicle on a public road is a <em>privelege</em> not a Constitutional right.</p><p></p><p>My state has an "implied consent" law which means that you can be <em>compelled</em> to take a Breathalyzer test, and refusal to do so means an automatic one-year suspension of driving priveleges. I see DUII checkpoints as being much the same thing. A person who chooses to drive a car on a public road agrees to follow certain rules and restrictions in exchange for that privelege.</p><p></p><p>Should checkpoints be allowed for people who are <em>walking</em> down a public street and not otherwise behaving in a manner that shows probable cause of criminal activity? <strong>No</strong>. Should DUII checkpoints be allowed for people who are exercising the <em>privelege</em> of operating a motor vehicle on a public street? <strong>Yes</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1220999, member: 14668"] "Should the state be able to detain you without cause" is an inaccurate way of wording the poll. Obviously I believe that the state should [I]not[/I] be able to detain you without cause...but by the same token, operating a motor vehicle on a public road is a [I]privelege[/I] not a Constitutional right. My state has an "implied consent" law which means that you can be [I]compelled[/I] to take a Breathalyzer test, and refusal to do so means an automatic one-year suspension of driving priveleges. I see DUII checkpoints as being much the same thing. A person who chooses to drive a car on a public road agrees to follow certain rules and restrictions in exchange for that privelege. Should checkpoints be allowed for people who are [I]walking[/I] down a public street and not otherwise behaving in a manner that shows probable cause of criminal activity? [B]No[/B]. Should DUII checkpoints be allowed for people who are exercising the [I]privelege[/I] of operating a motor vehicle on a public street? [B]Yes[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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