Dangit there is no edit. Anyway I forgot to mention, I've lived in a state with checkpoints.. those who have not dealt with this don't understand how UNGODLY annoying it is to spend 20-30+ minutes to be accused of being an asshole.
I drink, but I don't get drunk and go driving. Checkpoints are in my book not constitutional and are an infringement upon our freedom. This is no different than cops stopping you randomly on the street and searching your person for drugs/guns/stolen shit.
There are limitations to what they can do for a reason. Just wait until you're late for work, miss dates or activities you paid for because of it. You'll think twice about how reasonable this is for state/counties to do to generate revenue.
I'd garner a guess that putting up more patrols to find drunk drivers would be more efficient than checkpoints. Checkpoints probably have nailed people with DUI who have had 2-3 beers or the like that are completely capable of driving safely many many times.
This is about money, period. If it was about safety they would limit how much people could drink in bars, or make people do breath tests before leaving bars and have to hand in their keys on the way in and not let them get them back until they're sober or procure a ride. THAT would be more reasonable than what checkpoints do, even though it would be super annoying and feel like you're being oppressed it would make a difference. Checkpoints I can't imagine do that much more.
Checkpoints cheat honest people of their time and thus money more so than is reasonable than to procure other methods of catching the NON law abiding citizens.
I drink, but I don't get drunk and go driving. Checkpoints are in my book not constitutional and are an infringement upon our freedom. This is no different than cops stopping you randomly on the street and searching your person for drugs/guns/stolen shit.
There are limitations to what they can do for a reason. Just wait until you're late for work, miss dates or activities you paid for because of it. You'll think twice about how reasonable this is for state/counties to do to generate revenue.
I'd garner a guess that putting up more patrols to find drunk drivers would be more efficient than checkpoints. Checkpoints probably have nailed people with DUI who have had 2-3 beers or the like that are completely capable of driving safely many many times.
This is about money, period. If it was about safety they would limit how much people could drink in bars, or make people do breath tests before leaving bars and have to hand in their keys on the way in and not let them get them back until they're sober or procure a ride. THAT would be more reasonable than what checkpoints do, even though it would be super annoying and feel like you're being oppressed it would make a difference. Checkpoints I can't imagine do that much more.
Checkpoints cheat honest people of their time and thus money more so than is reasonable than to procure other methods of catching the NON law abiding citizens.