Ohio has signs that say "Drug activity impaired drivers call 677" all along the interstates, which is a curious way to state their message. But I suppose they do get an occasional driver who is so stoned that they do call on themselves...The government lies to you.
They want to trick you into doing something that you would not have otherwise done.
Then they come down on you like a ton of bricks.
That’s tyranny. We live in a terror state, and everyone is afraid of the government.
Revenue must be down.
Sneaky, but I’m unable to come up with the element of illegality in this.
Reminds me of that scene in Electra Glide in Blue where they hassle the hippie poster salesman.
Ohio Ping
This is satire right?
‘Gilbert said police are allowed to deceive suspects, but questioned the practice of lying to motorists about a fake drug checkpoint on a busy highway. ‘
At least this will not undermine the public’s faith and confidence in the police.
Is it ok then for the public to deceive and lie to the police?
I am curious where this falls under, ‘Serve and Protect.
I wonder how Dominic Vitantonio would feel about an "Italian Mafia Checkpoint Ahead" sign being put up.
Police post signs that the speed limit is 70 MPH ahead next 5 miles... on a 40 MPH stretch of road...
Same principle...
Would I be guilty of obstruction of non-justice if I held up a sign informing people that there was no checkpoint ahead? Is this similar to committing interference with revenue enhancement for putting up a “speed trap ahead, speed limit 35 mph” sign.
I have seen this more than once in Alabama & Mississippi .
A big sign that says ....Drug Checkpoint at exit 25, (that`s 2 exits away) as people bail out at exit 24..that`s where the real checkpoint is located. kinda funny to see cars backing down the exit ramp to avoid the trap.
So, if you try to avoid a drug checkpoint because you do not want to be in a long line for the checkpoint, you wind up in a long line for a drug checkpoint. Curious!
Believe it was in FL few years ago when the Sheriffs Dept went to a couple select ‘crossovers’ and put NO U TURN/NO TURNS signs at the crossovers in the Median.
They then put up a large Sign board on side of road stating DRUG and ALCOHOL CHECK AHEAD, then sat there and picked off the cars making the ‘illegal’ UTURN.
Think Courts eventually threw all the cases out as it was called entrapment. Actually pretty slick as few, if any of the UTURNERS had NO contraband.
If the Cops ran a “Conservative” check point, they would be praised to the skies!
However, we find it is possible to address large bodies of the U. S. public to achieve results when they want to.
I see this tactic on I-70 in Missouri. They put the sign up right before an exit in a rural area that has no services, then wait for vehicles that suddenly exit.
Ohio has signs that say "Drug activity impaired drivers call 677" all along the interstates, which is a curious way to state their message. But I suppose they do get an occasional driver who is so stoned that they do call on themselves...A real pain-in-the-a$$ kind of guy, utilizing today’s modern cell phone technology (read: Flash Mob) could do a bit of their own fakery.
Enlist the flash mob to “act suspiciously” and tie up all of the available cops. Do this repeatedly. Of course, you would need to be “clean”. You could also instruct ALL of them to refuse to allow the cops to execute a “search”...