tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post6126756368224772512..comments2024-01-12T07:33:46.615-05:00Comments on Criminal Defense: What I Saw On My Vacation: "DRUG CHECK AHEAD."My Law Licensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-39615094097456674552009-06-24T14:33:00.720-04:002009-06-24T14:33:00.720-04:00I never heard of drug stops before, but I think th...I never heard of drug stops before, but I think that in some places throughout the nation we must have such stops to insure safety and punish the people whom do illegal drugs.Dog Bite Attorneys Californiahttp://www.jamessextonlaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-66717387325117043932009-04-06T20:05:00.000-04:002009-04-06T20:05:00.000-04:00Brian,The LCSO interdiction unit conducts these ch...Brian,<BR/><BR/>The LCSO interdiction unit conducts these checkpoint over here on the West Coast. They put out a DOT sign indicating that there is a drug checkpoint ahead and then sit back and watch all the people that pull off the main road for traffic infractions.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how that would work on the Alley. Maybe people pulling U-turns.<BR/><BR/>Glad to see you back.<BR/><BR/>MDRMDRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-64395321384423701342009-04-06T12:54:00.000-04:002009-04-06T12:54:00.000-04:00Drug crimes should be considered "ordinary crimina...Drug crimes should be considered "ordinary criminal wrongdoing" (whether drug trafficking is common in your neck of woods or not - though now it's pretty much common everywhere) because there's no present danger to other citizens because you're driving with ten pounds of pot in your car. With alcohol checkpoints you are an active danger on the road and there's some reason to pull you off the road as fast as possible (or that's what courts have cited as their reasoning for allowing them). That's the difference from the cases that are out there. <BR/><BR/>In my area the police have started instituting "no refusal" weekends. On major drinking holidays (Super Bowl Sunday, Mardi Gras, etc) they say that if you refuse a breath test they will haul you downtown and get a warrant to do a blood test. I can't decide if that makes people more aware that they can refuse the breath test, or just more apt to consent because they don't want to be arrested.CDhttp://advocation.menoreply@blogger.com