Posted on 10/27/2014 10:02:35 AM PDT by relictele
The Springfield Police Department, along with the Clark County Sheriff’s Department and Ohio State Highway Patrol were in for a big surprise last night when members of a local “Cop Block” chapter turned up to warn drivers about the disturbing “sobriety” checkpoint that was set up.
The Clark County OVI Task Force said that their sobriety checkpoint was a “no refusal” inspection of drivers, to “make sure no one’s out drinking and driving,” an officer with the Springfield Police told us. The checkpoint was conducted at State Route 40 and State Route 68 in Clark County and began at 8:00 p.m.
At this “no refusal” checkpoint, every car was checked, regardless of the absence of any probable cause to stop and inspect.
Police said that the checkpoint also sees a lot of ticketing for seatbelt violations, which again are inspected without probable cause. “There is zero tolerance for any offense,” and officer with the Sheriff’s Department said.
Most disturbing to many citizens was the mention of forced blood extraction by a nurse who waited on standby for officers to give her the word. A media contact with the Sheriff’s Department told Counter Current News that they still have to obtain a warrant in order to take blood. But that is something that they were ready to do. If a driver refused to consent to a breathalyzer test or field sobriety test, then officers would call for a warrant and the restrained and arrested driver would then forcibly have their blood extracted by the nurse on standby at the checkpoint.
Members of a local Dayton, Ohio Cop Block chapter set up down the street from this checkpoint, and another 30 miles away last night. They held signs that warned drivers to turn around to avoid the police “vampire” checkpoint.
Hundreds of drivers took their advice and turned away, much to the dismay of the officers at the check point. That’s when Springfield Police called in Detective Beau Collins, who showed up, shining his blinding cruiser light in their faces, and trying to intimidate the activists.
Watch the video below, where Detective Collins tries to tell the protesters that they must leave the sidewalk, but gets “Cop Blocked” instead. It all starts around 4:30 in the video, when Collins pulls up.
Watch the Springfield Police Chief, in another video from last night, saying that Americans are not allowed to travel without a vehicle!
These checkpoints are about ticket revenue and power, not about protecting us from drunk drivers. Should your travel be interrupted, and your car and demeanor inspected by police when they have no probable cause that you have done anything wrong?
When we stand up to these bullying checkpoints, they lose their power. If you enjoy seeing cops who are violating the law and Constitution get shut down, then SPREAD THE WORD!
Thanks so much for posting this!
What a GREAT idea. These blood-stops have always bothered me but I never thought to enact a “Cop-Block”.
Awesome. Liberty in motion.
Exactly!! When someone actually commits a crime, PUNISH THEM HARSHLY, until then, leave everyone the hell alone!
Every time I hear of the term: "Crime Prevention", I feel like running like hell. What IS "Crime PREVENTION"? It's more like FREEDOM prevention. Crime prevention is what you have in a police state, or a prison.
We should have LAW ENFORCEMENT, not checkpoints, and "crime prevention"! People should be left alone, until an actual crime is committed.....
I see your point. But I do believe that at least some of it is for intimidation. Condition the herd.
Yep, infringe on the rights of the majority in an attempt to catch the minority. Ain’t freedom great?
There is no effective method in place as it is now. According to MADD’s website, 300,000 people drive drunk every day; 4,000 are arrested each day, resulting in 1.2 million arrests each year and 30 die each day. According to the CDC, the “annual cost” (whatever that includes) is $59Bil. That’s not control of a problem.
Computers in cars can already recognize erratic driving and On-Star (Lojack?) can shut vehicles down - so let’s take technology one step further and free the cops up to do other types of crimefighting at the same time.
I’d suggest the most effective method of control would be to toss the issue back to the auto manufacturers/salesyards and make breathalizers in autos (and planes and trains and motorcycles) as commonplace as air conditioning and power brakes. (key-fob based even?) With mandatory retrofits on saleslots on older models via government voucher. No blow, no start. Drive erratically, computer starves the gas to a slow stall. Calibrate annually at smog check. Could use of in-vehicle techology be more cost effective and focused than the easter-egg hunting policies in place now, and help protect constitutional rights while reinforcing driving isn’t?
http://www.madd.org/statistics/
http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html
I’d like to know who is going to catch this guy.
This is how we roll in NJ.
Cop suspected of being under the influence while on duty:
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2013/09/phillipsburg_police_officer_in.html
or when the same cop shot up a graveyard in the middle of the night.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2013/09/phillipsburg_police_officer_in.html
And he’s still on duty.
Apologies...
This is shooting up the graveyard
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2012/03/phillipsburg_police_detective_8.html
I’m not questioning the report, specifically. I’m questioning the credibility of the source. At this point, that concerns me more than this particular report. Their stories on the Israel/Hamas war look like something they’d reference on DailyKos. If there are reputable sources that confirm this one, I’d love to see them.
I believe you are at the wrong site. Here at FR we value our constitutional inalienable rights.
What “common sense” measure would you support to remove drugs from our society?
Feel free to compare and contrast “random automobile stops” for DUI and “random house searches” comlete with canine search for illegal drugs.
Rest easy in your yoke.
No. They'll get you for arson, interfering with police, and disturbing the peace, at least.
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