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Re: Police RoadBlocks/Checkpoints

#412
From: zeptepe
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:58
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Nothing to hide,...just looking at the larger picture, ie random
checkpoints.  The "nothing to hide" arguement is well,.....i dont' know how
to put it,..stupid i guess.  :-)

"Halifax" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> What, you guys got something to hide. They should have done this a long
time
> ago.....especially with the # of K-cars still rattling on the
> road.....unless you got nothing to hide....I say bring it on.....nice
> doggy......
>
>
> "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.
> >
> >
>
>
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