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Originally Posted by legion
Two weekends ago (on Martin Luther King day) we drove back from Arkansas. As we neared the St. Louis suburbs, we saw a sign on the interstate, just before and exit that said something like: "Drug checkpoint 1 mile ahead/Drug dogs in use." Of course, one mile down the interstate, there is no checkpoint. There was a similar sign in East St. Louis once we got over the rive, just before an exit, and no checkpoint.
In recalling my case law from college, I seem to remember a case that got to the SCOTUS about this tactic. In this specific example, the police were stopping/searching all cars that got off at the exit--there was no checkpoint on the interstate. I also seem to call that the SCOTUS ruled this tactic was unconstitutional.
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Yep, I know the one you're talking about and that checkpoint is exactly as you describe. There is one exit between the signage and the supposed location of the checkpoint. The REAL checkpoint is around the bend on that exit. The reason it is in that particular location is, well, approximately NOBODY uses that particular exit. It leads to nowhere anyone would want to go, and there is no access to any goods or services from that exit. Especially if you're from out of town, dead giveaway to the coppers if an out of state plate takes that ramp.