Posted on 06/10/2013 3:32:45 PM PDT by Bodleian_Girl
PELL CITY, Alabama -- St. Clair and Bibb county authorities are confirming there were roadblocks at several locations in their counties Friday and Saturday asking for blood and DNA samples. However, the samples were voluntary and motorists were paid for them as part of a study, they said.
According to Lt. Freddie Turrentine of the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, it isn't the first time such roadblocks have occurred in the area.
"They were here in 2007," said Turrentine, the supervisor in charge of the roadblocks, which took place in several locations in St. Clair County Friday night, early Saturday morning and Saturday night and early Sunday morning. "It's just with social media and Facebook now, word of it has just exploded."
Turrentine said the roadblocks were part of a study conducted by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, working with the National Highway Safety Administration. St. Clair County was asked to participate by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs because it had worked with the group six years ago.
Sheriff Keith Hannah in Bibb County said they too had previously participated in the study.
Here's how the road blocks worked, Turrentine said:
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.
[ POLL: Would you voluntarily submit DNA, blood sample for government study at roadblock? ]
Road blocks took place Friday at the New London Fire Department, Alabama 34 in Pell City near the old Dan's Car Wash, U.S. 231 at Alabama 144, at White's Chapel Parkway and Moody Crossroads in Moody. In Bibb County, the road blocks took place in five areas in the county on Friday night through early Sunday morning.
If drivers participated, they were directed to an area where someone from the group carrying out the study took the samples, he said.
"It was completely voluntary," Turrentine said, saying reports that people were detained if they did not cooperate were untrue. "If they didn't want to take part, they could drive off."
The samples were anonymous, he said.
Poll: Would you voluntarily submit DNA, blood sample for government study at roadblock?
"They were taking the samples in other parts of the country," he said. "They want to find out of all the people surveyed, how many people were driving with alcohol in their system, or prescription drugs, things like that."
This will be the only time this year the survey takes place in St. Clair County, he said.
Turrentine, who was at one of the roadblocks, said the group carrying out the study would ask for a certain number of volunteers. Deputies would stop drivers until that number of drivers needed agreed to the survey. Then they let cars pass while the samples were taken.
"We would have a lot who didn't want to take part, especially at night," he said. "But then we'd have a few that when we'd tell they could make $60 bucks, they said, 'What do I need to do?'"
If you were stopped in one of the roadblocks, or took part, and would like to talk, email eastalabama@al.com.
Snowden has shown us that the government has the “court’s” permission to do anything it wants. So, yes, I believe they’ve got DNA on everyone.
And by the way, congress has known about this for years.
8 track yea but I’ve gone digital.
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
I really dont mind if you sit this one out.
My words but a whisper — your deafness a shout.
I may make you feel but I cant make you think.
Your sperms in the gutter — your loves in the sink.
So you ride yourselves over the fields and
You make all your animal deals and
Your wise men dont know how it feels to be thick as a brick.
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away in
The tidal destruction
The moral melee.
The elastic retreat rings the close of play as the last wave uncovers
The newfangled way.
But your new shoes are worn at the heels and
Your suntan does rapidly peel and
Your wise men dont know how it feels to be thick as a brick.
And the love that I feel is so far away:
Im a bad dream that I just had today — and you
Shake your head and
Say its a shame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukNSiSH42vk
When you fail to post it, how do you expect me to see it?
yeah, I think truth is you don’t want to get along with the rest of us.
You need to sow seeds of contention and then argue non-sequitors or oblique issues.
No problemo. Your thing. I can deal.
Do you have TSA at O'Hare and Midway?
Then what is preventing you from posting what you have referred to previously? You stated you found my post offensive.
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I’ll never look into your eyes...again
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need...of some...stranger’s hand
In a...desperate land
No, I don’t find your posts offensive.
However, I find your constant oppositional crap annoying.
This is my light touch but, if you need to get your gander up keep on, keeping on....
I’m in.
I see. So you prefer being a member of the flock? ......baaaaa, baaaa! ;/)
All others will be eliminated...
Blood will be used to check medication levels.
Watch this and I will reply to your thoughtful response,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSif77IVQdY&feature=related
Watch it again before you jump to a plastic reply.
Precisely, and your license plate may go far toward identifying the name and address to match with the DNA.
Bah ram eue ...
If you couldn't just continue traveling at the speed limit, yeah, you were forced to comply.
There are a couple of levels of compliance involved.
Sorry, after your attacks and foul mouthed rants, I don't trust your links.
They don’t pull over other police cars, though....
Were you aware of any people who failed to comply with the roadblock or tests? What was the penalty?
Probably be analyzed to see if there is a specific genome which will sell its birthright for a mass of pottage, or if the phenomenon is more widespread in the population.
“Does it matter if they volunteered?”
Are they of age to give consent? Were they possibly intimidated?
“Were they forced to go through it?”
I was “forced” to go through one if I wanted to get on the tollway in order to get home after work one night. That is unless I wanted to go the slow route which I did not.
Are you forced to stop and pay at the tollbooth? Don’t they have cameras and time tickets?
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