I was on the road during all this commotion, Im just glad this idiot didnt hit anyone else. If you have nothing to hide, checkpoints shouldnt matter to you at all. If it were not for this checkpoint, this "young lady" would still be out driving around with the rest of us, so i say, check away! and she sure looks like her day sucked!! lol

Silverwolf, first of all, I personally do not like checkpoints either. But a checkpoint is absolutely not a search, it is simply checking for a driver's license. It is not a detention. How do I know this? Because that little group of people in the Black Robes that serve a lifelong commitment to INTERPRET the US Constitution, also known as the US Supreme Court, says it is not. They tend to be the final authority when it comes to such things, whether we agree on it or not. They have been fairly reluctant to change that, regardless of the makeup of the court, conservative or liberal, because in their opinion, it is not a violation. Sorry you do not agree.

Maybe you would like to move to the Peoples Republic of California (in it's own world) or Canada. May be more to your liking.

Justin -- license, registration, and inspection issues are traffic violations like everything else, they do not need to be qualified with an immminent danger.

She doesn't look too happy! LOL!

Glad they got her and nobody was hurt, in the chase.

Beth

Though I also think comparing a traffic stop to Nazi tactics is a bit silly... I do think that the time for these is late at night when the bars are closing.

I've always thought that registration/license issues are between the driver and the DMV unless there is an imminent danger to the public. This is indeed a fishing expedition at 11 am.

It just seems a little weak for police administrators to task the officers with this sort of duty. I'd much rather see my tax dollars going to public safety. I know the other side of the argument but I still think this is a waste of a police officer's time.

But... hey... the gub'ment needs money so expect more of the same to fill the coffers.

Agree with you totally Silverwolf. It's scary how much progress we've made towards a totalitarian police state in recent years.