A situation first precipitated by the cops. And why did they do it? Because they have a badge and a gun and the citizens don't. It's that simple.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2256842/posts
McIntosh County (Oklahoma) sheriff, undersheriff charged (stealing cash from stopped motorist)
Tulsa World ^ | 05/23/2009 | Rhett Morgan
There is room for reasonable debate about the merits and even legality of these internal checkpoints. His actions were not reasonable. He worked hard to earn everything that happened to him.