Posted on 06/10/2013 3:32:45 PM PDT by Bodleian_Girl
WTF ???
WOW....
Was a guy hiding in a boat too?
Were they asking to see “official papers” at the roadblock? This country is fast becoming a police state. We, the American people, are allowing it to happen.
Evil comes in all shapes, sizes and denominations.
I know, crazy!
Saw this in the comments at al.com: “The Tides foundation (Soros) funds PIRE (Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation)”
It’s sort of shocking to me also how the Birmingham News is kid gloving it.
Almost all their upper tier editors are female now, so there is hardly any hard news reporting going on there any more.
Why, it is voluntary. I've encountered similar roadblocks for tourism.
somebody wants a daddy
There is something fundamentally wrong with “Roadblocks” in America.
I will not comply.
People who declined to give their DNA were detained and had their cars searched.
They used off duty LE to throw up a road block. Nothing voluntary about having to stop at a roadblock.
It was voluntary.
How is a roadblock by off duty police officers voluntary?
I will not comply with the roadblock.
According to the article; Off-duty St. Clair County deputies stopped cars at random at road block areas. The road blocks were marked with signs stating it was a paid survey. Cars stopped were asked for voluntary cooperation. Drivers were offered $10 for a mouth swab, and $50 for a blood test. If they refused, they were free to drive away.
Hi, Alas Babylon! here, Alabamian. They were NOT detained, nor were their automobiles searched in any way. They were allowed to go on their way.
According to people who are commenting, if you declined, you were detained and your car was searched.
It was a roadblock, not an invitation to a paid survey.
When a yellow or orange vested highway worker blocks traffic, is it voluntary? Does an off duty policeman have more authority than a highway flagman?
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