"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:06:54 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:11:01 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:08:58 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Which is now why they call checkpoints "safety checks" or "enforcement
checks" instead of whatever they were called at the time.

I believe the issue is "probable cause". If you run an explicit DUI
checkpoint you are stopping people without probable cause.

That too.

They don't need probable cause.... that battle was fought and decided
over the issue of Terry Stops. Roadblocks are legal; random stops are
not.

The stops have to be "consistently applied", if I recall the words
correctly. All cars, or every 4th car, something like that. Of course, you
can make yourself into the 4th car by having expired registration or
inspection stickers on the windshield. That's like having a "kick me" sign
on your back.