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Posted on 07/12/2005 8:11:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Heh. Had one the night of the return. I was watching the light show while waiting for the shuttle bus to show. Hmmm....I don't think it's a good idea to stand in one of those shelters while there's a light show going on.
One of the cats was reallllly interested when it started. Not scared. Probably 'cause he's not as bright as Gypsy. ;-)
I held him so he could see better and we just stood and watched for quite a good while. He was purring as hard as he could and his ears were going...just enjoying the show, I guess!
That's about it, you passed and apparently so did others in your batch. You'll see them get some drivers out and administer a 'field sobriety test', which includes walking a straight line, standing on one leg, touching their nose with their index finger and saying the 'abc's'. By then there usually isn't much doubt about it. The driver's arrested, car is towed, and breathalyer at the station before booking. They have sobriety check points periodically around here and generally near known drinking districts.
Oh, ok. It just seemed like an odd time of day to have a checkpoint, though I suspect it had something to do with the street fair. Very inconvenient for a good girl heading from church like me.
Of course, I did have a margarita with dinner, afterwards...
We used to have them all the time at Fort Gordon. They of course, also included some security nonsense, but it was really sobriety they were after. I was almost always on a weekend and always at night.
The real security checkpoints were 24 hour stops and everyone had to go through those... especially during heightened threatcon levels. Made us sometimes up to 45 minutes late for shift. Thing is, I would not have minded so much exept that if I were a terrorist, I would not need to bring in a truck. The base was not fenced!
Good for you, 2J. You did well.
Yeah, that's what I pretty much thought. Inconvenience hundreds of people on the chance some of them might have been drinking?
Evenin' folkses... [sip] Happy Pre-Monday. :-P
Yes, that was a sobriety checkpoint. It's a bad sign if they are coming to your area. Nobody likes drunk drivers, but I think checkpoints are a little over the top.
I've had the priviledge of doing the field-sobriety test twice in my life, though not at a checkpoint. Was cold sober both times... but it was still a huge and somewhat unnerving hassle.
It would be kinda fun to be totally sober at one of those... and slur your words anyway.
Er, yeah. Go ahead and try it.
But... it's for the children! ;~D
There's that old joke about these cops sitting outside the local bar, waiting for drunks to leave... when they see this guy stumbling out and all over the parking lot. He keeps dropping his keys, and tries three or four cars before he finds the right one. The guy finally gets the car started, and commences to weave all over the road on his way out.
The cops give chase... finally pulled the guy over... but the guy totally passed all the tests... even the breathalyzer... One cop says "What's wrong with you-- you're completely sober... "
"Tonight" the guy says "I'm the designated decoy."
Yep, I've heard that one! Not sure it would amuse the cops...
The problem with the Bill of Rights is that words like "unreasonable" leave too much wiggle-room... much of what we put up with on a daily basis would have been considered "unreasonable" by the Founders, IMHO.
Yeah, I think getting pulled over on my way from one nice law abiding activity to another is unreasonable.
No argument from me.
And if they use statistics to try to justify some overwhelming need for these draconian measures... My favorite: Drunk drivers are responsible for 40% of all accidents.
Sounds to me like sobriety is a bigger problem. :-)
You gotta love statistics.
G'nite!
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