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"Pat H." wrote:

> Are you sure that these road blocks aren't just to check for intoxicated
> drivers, and hand out information to drivers from MADD?

Police can catch more drunk drivers if they patrol the highways and byways
instead of sitting back and running roadblocks. Savvy DUI-types or others who
have something to hide will find ways to evade those roadblocks.

Wylbur says the whole thing smacks of a police state and has no business in an
alleged free society. He's right.

The 'war on terrorism' does not equate to a 'war on civil liberties'. Of course
here in the Peoples Republic of Canada, our civil liberties have been steadily
eroded away for more than a decade, not that you'll ever hear anybody talk about
it on the CBC.

Mr. Ed

"The FAMOUS Mr. Ed"

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> "zeptepe" <zeptepe@neap.net> wrote in message
> news:_JJK9.226388$C8.631533@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> > While i haven't experienced one of these new "super" police roadblocks, i
> > have a big, big problem with them. Is anyone else a little bit troubled by
> > them?  Has anyone gone through one yet and can fill me in on what they're
> > like?  Now some people might say that we need for these in the "War
> against
> > Terrorism" (ya right) or the other standard "If you're not doing anything
> > wrong, then don't worry".    The only thing i see is random searches of
> the
> > general public.   Gives me the feeling of being in some country that's
> ruled
> > by the military.  What next, checkpoints at Pizza Corner?  Travel papers
> > needed to get to Truro?  Probably a bit extreme i realize but it feels
> like
> > Canadian's rights are really going downhill lately.  Do we really want to
> > pay taxes for the luxury of someday being randomly searched just because
> > you're going to visit family in another city?   Personally, i'd rather my
> > tax dollars go to things that really matter to me, like the health care
> > system.
> >
> >