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Street Judges? Reminds me of Judge Dredd. "I AM the law"
Seems like this should violate some type of separation of powers. I also wonder what constitutes "reasonable suspicion" to take the blood since this is a checkpoint situation. Many times refusal constitutes "reasonable suspicion" which is bogus.
I believe checkpoint are unconstitutional period. This IMO is another example of the American people are tolerant of an unconstitutional practice because it has become the norm and it is "for the public safety" or "the greater good". Now the government takes that practice to another level to see if they can get away with it also.
Texas has had them for some time, and in Texas, if you refuse a breath test, they take you to a hospital or clinic, strap you into a gurney (the same kind used for lethal injections), and draw your blood. Last night (New Year's Eve), they had them going full force, and made LOTS of arrests. How else do you think they can afford to pay for all those helicopters and crime labs? It's a pyramid scheme of sorts. If you are poor or middle class, you get thrown into the pyramid, and then you get sucked dry of your money. If you don't have money, then you go into the plantation jail, or even prison, system here, where people work their asses off, and the state or county makes one hell of a profit from it. You know, I had no idea that this kind of money making machine even existed until I got my own DWI, which I am still on probation for. Now don't get me wrong. I broke the law, and deserved what I got, but this experience opened my eyes to what the court system in Texas is doing. IMHO, the judicial system, along with the police departments, ARE crimes. That's what they have become. Justice in Texas is all about the money now, and how to wring as much of it as they can out of the citizenry, and nothing more. There is no justice here. The president of the Houston chapter of MADD was arrested for DWI, and so was a judge known as the hanging judge for drunk drivers. Both got off with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. If you are rich or important, that's what you get. If you are not, then they go medieval on you, until they have sucked every penny you have from you. Class warfare? You bet your ass it is. Even so, I am not complaining about my punishment. That opened my eyes too. I won't drive after drinking beer any more, and that just might save me a lot of grief. After all, I don't want to die, nor do I want to end up killing someone else either, but drinking and driving is a good way to end up doing both. So I'll take my sentence and learn from it.
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