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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

North Texas Drivers Stopped at Roadblock Asked for Saliva, Blood

Some drivers along a busy Fort Worth street on Friday were stopped at a police roadblock and directed into a parking lot, where they were asked by federal contractors for samples of their breath, saliva and even blood.

It was part of a government research study aimed at determining the number of drunken or drug-impaired drivers.

"It just doesn't seem right that you can be forced off the road when you're not doing anything wrong," said Kim Cope, who said she was on her lunch break when she was forced to pull over at the roadblock on Beach Street in North Fort Worth.
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7 comments:

lmclain said...

Ahhh....but you thought it was a GREAT idea to let these storm troopers set up roadblocks to check for POSSIBLE criminal activity. GREAT IDEA!! Right? Now, we have blanket searches of innocent --- read that again, for effect --- citizens, not suspected of ANYTHING, to see IF they MIGHT be criminals. The 4th Amendment? What 4th Amendment? Still cheering?? And you think the police give a sh$t about your "rights"? They LAUGH at the concept. So do your "representatives" and all the judges. "It just doesn't seem right...." she said....no kidding....

Anonymous said...

So far behind on the national dna database.This is bigger than most average citizens realize.If even 10% of the population can be tested the relationship dna factor can be utilized.To establish that a potential suspect is even biologically related to a dna donor greatly narrows down the list of potentials in a criminal investigation.This is a very good thing they are doing.

Anonymous said...

Stop drinking and smoking dope on fort worth street.

Anonymous said...

Papers! show me your papers!

lmclain said...

1:19 said "It's a very good thing they are doing."

I'm supposing you are referring to the obliteration of the 4th Amendment? Or don't you know we have that in the USA?
I'm also assuming you are posting from somewhere else, like China.
I'm also believing that you think that those who refused to give samples should be either shot on the spot or sent to a labor camp for failure to "comply".

Anonymous said...

bet they wouldn't pull over a muslim.

Anonymous said...

All part of the "secure the boarders" what you think now.?Look at the other guy not me. Trouble is sometimes it is you.