[microgood]

It wasn’t so long ago that “Papers, please” checkpoints could only be found in Eastern European countries under the thumb of the Soviet Union. They were tools of oppression designed to keep the populace in check.

They serve the same purpose here. In the US, the excuse is to stop drunken drivers. I wonder what excuse they used in the Soviet Union?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I wonder what excuse they used in the Soviet Union?

You were breathing?

[hoosierham]

I see the main purpose here as lots of easy overtime pay for the police officers.

10 or 12 cops at $40 an hour overtime for 4? hours to catch maybe one drunk is real cost-effective.