On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:15:59 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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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.

Your son should be able to shed some light on all of this.

Let's say there's a burglary in my neighborhood, and the homeowner is
roughed up a little bit by the perp. So, the cops aren't there just to give
the victim the 7th-layer illegible pink carbon copy. They're interested in
whoever touched the victim.

It's dark, and they see 3-4 people out for walks. Aren't the cops allowed to
stop their cars and ask pedestrians a few questions? They don't know which
pedestrian, if any, may be the perp, but they do know that some people walk
regularly and may have seen something unusual. (Here, they ignore such
information, but that's another story).

Extend this to DUI checkpoints. How are they supposed to ask questions
without stopping cars? Searching cars is another story. I'm talking about
just asking a question or two.

Just wondering.

I don't know.

I woudl suspect that if they were responding and after obtaining
information, they would stop and ask the walkers if they had seen
anything at such and such a time.

Other than that, I just flat don't know.