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No insurance ticket......ooops
Locust Fork
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I never look at the crap in the glove box. We just pay the bills and fix things that break. My oldest went through a road block and our proof of insurance had expired last year. That is just funny. I told her she gets to call the insurance company and get them to e-mail her another one. I just can't believe how long it has been without us realizing the cards weren't in the car. I will check the others tomorrow.
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I am certain that this little block is really to catch drunks out on the road because of the holiday. They are pretty common things around here. I'm all for catching the drunks and I want everyone to have insurance....so I don't mind the stops myself. I just can't believe it has been a YEAR since I thought about that car's info being up to date.
Guess it "pays" to keep track of that "crap", eh?[;)]
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Road Block, WTH. What was she stopped for? What was the PC?
Roablocks have been deemed costitutional, due to the fact driving on public roadway is a privilege not a right. It's constitutional to stop all vehicles on a roadway at a certian time. It is not constitutional to stop certain vehicles at random without probable cause.
She just has to show she has insurance and they will throw the ticket away. These blocks look kind of like there is an awful wreck ahead....and then when you get close you can see officers standing in the road, leaning over into cars and looking at people's paperwork. I would love to see how many people turn around to avoid going through the checks.
Around here you best not do that, because they have chase cars set aside for these specific people. If youre not doing anything wrong, there should be no problem. Your daughters thing was an honest mistake, is all.
I would love to see how many people turn around to avoid going through the checks.
Sounds like "papers please" to me.
I know if we had that crap here I would would turn around. Sure I may get pulled over but they are going to have to work for it.
quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
I'm all for catching the drunks and I want everyone to have insurance....so I don't mind the stops myself.
I am kinda shocked to hear you say that for as long as you have been on here. This is no less then another step to a police state and that is NOT ok in this country. If this is ok then what is the next thing that becomes ok after being dumbed down a bit.
If you are breaking the law then by all means they have the right to pull you over. You have the right to freely move about this country.
She just has to show she has insurance and they will throw the ticket away. These blocks look kind of like there is an awful wreck ahead....and then when you get close you can see officers standing in the road, leaning over into cars and looking at people's paperwork. I would love to see how many people turn around to avoid going through the checks.
The funniest check point I ever saw, we came up on a sign that said "Narcotics Checkpoint" (looked like someone had finger painted them, probably some inmates) there was a police car on each shoulder of the road all lit up. We pulled up and came to a complete stop, and there was not an officer to be seen anywhere. That night the moon was high and bright and just on the other side of some railroad tracks you could vaguely make out the top profile of a few cruisers lying in wait.
Around here you best not do that, because they have chase cars set aside for these specific people. If youre not doing anything wrong, there should be no problem. Your daughters thing was an honest mistake, is all.
Jacob I know you have been around. That is NOT the point. I should not have to be detained, and this is nothing less then that, when I am traveling freely and breaking no laws.
Well if you are not breaking the law you have not problem registering all your guns. Or how about having to put a thumb print on a card when buying a gun or ammo, why not they are doing it at banks now for cashing checks. How about the Gov wire taping all your phones and email. How about doing anything else that restricts you even though you are "not doing anything wrong"?
Plus....these checks find people that are drunk and NOBODY should ever drink and drive. They need to go to jail.
Driving on the road is different than what you do in your own home....or on your computer. People on the road actually have a BIG chance that their retardedness will affect others. Strolling around minding your own business is one thing. Riding a bus is another....but with driving comes responsibilities. I was just slipping and have to set things right. I almost wish there were checks more often. Then maybe my insurance rates would drop because you KNOW things would be safer.
quote:Originally posted by Jacob2008
Around here you best not do that, because they have chase cars set aside for these specific people. If youre not doing anything wrong, there should be no problem. Your daughters thing was an honest mistake, is all.
Jacob I know you have been around. That is NOT the point. I should not have to be detained, and this is nothing less then that, when I am traveling freely and breaking no laws.
Well if you are not breaking the law you have not problem registering all your guns. Or how about having to put a thumb print on a card when buying a gun or ammo, why not they are doing it at banks now for cashing checks. How about the Gov wire taping all your phones and email. How about doing anything else that restricts you even though you are "not doing anything wrong"?
I do not care, TO A LIMIT. I stand corrected. If it is police stops, I am glad they do it. It protects my family and myself feel safer removing the drunks from the road. And just for you, every time I am in one I will thank them for doing it. Now, about the fingerprinting- thats BS. Pretty sure my prints are in the system anyways, but thats not the point. Government wire taps whatever they want anyways, they do it more often than you may think. There is nothing you can do about it, they'll do it with consent or they'll find a way to detain you, THEN do it.. Most you'll do refusing a police checkpoint is piss an officer off.
I've always wanted to pull up to one of those things and say...
"You don't need to see my identification.
These aren't the droids you are looking for..."
C&P from the TSA website:
"Effective June 21, 2008, adult passengers (18 and over) are required to show a U.S. federal or state-issued photo ID that contains the following: name, date of birth, gender, expiration date and a tamper-resistant feature in order to be allowed to go through the checkpoint and onto their flight. "
I watch TSA (Take Scissors Away) staff examining IDs under a magnifier- and bouncing folks that have an (Horrors!) EXPIRED driver's license. (Never realized that guy was gonna drive the airplane- good thing they checked his license) You want to see "Your papahs, plez" visit any airport. O'Hare, Philly, and BWI are what I imagine Purgatory must be like.
BTW, notice the C&P says expiration date? My military ID has said INDEF since 1969.
I am kinda shocked to hear you say that for as long as you have been on here. This is no less then another step to a police state and that is NOT ok in this country. If this is ok then what is the next thing that becomes ok after being dumbed down a bit.
If you are breaking the law then by all means they have the right to pull you over. You have the right to freely move about this country.
That's it.
We call them "revenue generators." PA State Police announced at the beginning of the week they would have "seatbelt checkpoints" set up on roads across the state, to ensure drivers were in compliance with the state seatbelt requirments, but I'm pretty sure they were also checking for licence, insurance, registration, inspection, etc...
I've always wanted to pull up to one of those things and say...
"You don't need to see my identification.
These aren't the droids you are looking for..."
It's the same in NY State. I know for a fact that NYS Troopers have been told to issue citations for anything and everything because the state is broke and needs the money. [:(!]
BTDT.
Doug