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Re: Police RoadBlocks/Checkpoints

#421
From: sarahs
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 12:14
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There are murderers, armed robbers and rapists walking our streets loads of
real unsolved crimes but where are the cops? they are where the money is,
and the easy work  "MOTOR VEHICLE INFRACTIONS" its all about money, the
Atlantic provinces are one of the few provinces lft requiring motor vehicle
inspections, and passing out MADD pamphlets is a complete waste of time 98%
of the people that recieve them would not drive dunk and if they were to do
you think a piece of paper would stop them..

zeptepe <zeptepe@neap.net> wrote in message
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> 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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