This was an answer I received about the roadside checkpoint question......
"Checkpoints are valid exercise of the police power of the government to ensure safety".
Is this the way you really feel? That's a scary answer to me. Police power of government?
2007-12-07 21:05:03 · 6 answers · asked by g_insane 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I gave kathie a thumbs up for giving an informed opinion. Whether I agree with it or not doesnt matter just a good reply.
2007-12-07 21:17:04 · update #1
Also gave sminth a thumbs up. An informative response is always appreciated.
2007-12-07 21:19:46 · update #2
I like it sorry but with all the drunks and druggers on the road innocent people are at risk. If the checkpoint gets even 1 of them off the road I say we need more checkpoints!!
2007-12-07 21:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by islandgirl0521 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No way is it scary. I find the answer correct. I am sick of drivers whingeing about checkpoints and cameras.
I recently did 3 weeks Jury Service and sat around while lawyers haggled at great cost to the nation (it costs over £1000 a day to keep a courtroom open) over whether a video of a couple of boy racers using a built up area as a racetrack was admissable, even though the fire brigade had to cut him out of the car when he eventually pranged it. As soon as the judge decided that the evidence was admissible, he changed his plea to guilty. Personally I would have given him 5 years for wasting everybody's time! Police should be allowed to use video evidence in the same way every supermarket, bank or local council do to eliminate crime. Roadside checkpoints are another valid way of keeping thousands of criminals off the streets every year.
2007-12-07 22:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by mustardcharlie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
sobriety checkpoints are a very good tool to make a large impact on drunk drivers in a certain area without putting the public in as much risk, limits the cost to the department and has an impact on even the sober drivers. when we have them, normally we will have a better than 1 to 1 ratio of drunks per officer out of the checkpoint. to do this just by following vehicles is almost unheard of. to much time, to much traffic. plus, the public gets to see us working and knows that we are making an effort to keep them safe.
2007-12-07 23:10:30 · answer #3 · answered by Spoken Majority 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well man, It really shouldn't sound scary at all. Think about it. Police are payed by the government, police work for the government, and police enforce government laws. Police cannot make up their own laws.
2007-12-08 01:07:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The police are there to enforce laws. If you're not breaking any laws, you don't have anything to worry about....
2007-12-07 21:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by Moral Orel 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
nope
2007-12-07 21:16:43 · answer #6 · answered by naseer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋