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.
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.
Police departments all over the country all ready have the technology to read your license plate as you drive by and around certain cities.
How is this any different than tracking who you called, when you called and for how long ?
“Voluntary” under color of authority is not voluntary.
“Cars were stopped.” Nothing voluntary about that.
Was driving off interpreted as probable cause of an unknown offense, sufficient to be stopped again and have one’s car searched? I’m guessing yes on the basis of similar roadblocks in the past elsewhere. It so, illegal search!
HF