Oh, I guess you are GUILTY before being proved innocent, 'eh, 'murkns?
Don't forget to salute Sig Heil when they stop you.
Key quote:
"State Police released the drunken-driving arrest statistics to coincide with today's announcement of the agency's purchase of a second Breath Alcohol Testing Mobile."
Yup, we spending your money good to oppress you!
"Drunken-driving arrests rise 70%; State Police credit checkpoints in 2-year crackdown" by Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff | June 26, 2008
Drunken-driving arrests by the Massachusetts State Police have increased by 70 percent over the past two years, as more intoxicated motorists are being caught at sobriety checkpoints, according to police.
You see, I used to be one!
So I understand the safety aspect of this; the only problem is CHECKPOINTS are UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!
Now, I know the U.S. Supreme Court has said otherwise, but do they even read that thing anymore?
What this really is is MORE POLICE STATE -- under the cover (as always) of PROTECTION!
When they take away your beer, America, are you FINALLY going to get off your drunk asses?
The agency has dramatically increased the number of sobriety checkpoints it operates, from 14 during all of 2005 to 82 last year. "Our arrests are certainly up, and that is because we are putting extra effort into it," said Colonel Mark Delaney, who heads the State Police.
They don't have money for schools and all the other s*** we need, but they have $$$ for this POLICE STATE S***!
Troopers set up a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in the state nearly every Friday and Saturday night, he said. State Police announce in advance that they will be setting up a sobriety checkpoint in a particular county, but keep the specific location secret.
Is this America, AmeriKa or the Soviet Union?
Checkpoints are staffed by about 15 officers, according to police. Drivers are stopped and briefly questioned about whether they have been drinking and asked to pull over for a field sobriety test or breath-alcohol test if they appear intoxicated or smell of alcohol.
Or for WHATEVER! After all, he's a COP!!!
Sig Heil!
Police average about 10 to 12 arrests each time they set up a checkpoint, Delaney said. While the number of drunken-driving arrests is up, the number of drunken-driving fatalities in Massachusetts is down, according to statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
By the way, there is no dissent provided in this article at all, a sure sign of an agenda-pushing piece of propaganda!
Sig Heil!
Barbara Harrington, executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Massachusetts said, "If they are visible, it gets through people's heads that you cannot do what you used to do, which was have too much to drink and not encounter a police officer."
As a former alchy, you NEVER THINK THAT!!!
You NEVER think of the consequences because you have an ADDICTION!
State Police released the drunken-driving arrest statistics to coincide with today's announcement of the agency's purchase of a second Breath Alcohol Testing Mobile, better known as a BAT Mobile, which will be used to test drivers at sobriety checkpoints.
Oooooooh, NOW I SEE!
This is so the cops can JUSTIFY MORE POLICE STATE!
Yup, schools closing and in trouble, the whole state is going to shit with the tax giveaways, etc, but they are going to buy the BAT mobile!!!
Oh, sorry, Sig Heil!
The $250,000 40-foot-long recreational vehicle that was converted into a command center is equipped, with Breathalyzers, a booking area, and two jail cells where motorists who flunk the sobriety test can be held until they can be transported to a police station.
And what happens if you get a FALSE POSITIVE?!
Those machines fool-proof like the voting machines?
Think about it; how many people don't bother contesting and plead out (even if innocent) just to save the time involved?
You gotta start understanding how fascists think, folks!
Sig Heil!
The first State Police BAT Mobile was purchased two years ago and has become a common site at sobriety checkpoints. The vehicle makes it much more efficient for police to test motorists and process those who are charged with operating under the influence, Delaney said.
Its conspicuous presence also leaves an impression on many passersby.
"It's like a rolling billboard against drunken driving," Delaney said.
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How you gonna see it if you are smashed?
Or is the IMPRESSION of an EVER-PRESENT AUTHORITY the effect they want, hmmm?
