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Originally Posted by john rogers
As I suspected, there are some who agree with the rules and those that feel there should be few if any.
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I think you're confusing checkpoints with traffic enforcement. I have no problem with cops stopping someone who has committed an infraction. Checkpoints, however, are a gross violation of the 4th Amendment, in that police are allowed to detain citizens at random with ZERO probable cause or even reasonable suspicion of their having committed a crime. If cops really wanted people to slow down, they would place themselves in a conspicuous area and keep their lights on. Everyone would then slow down. Hiding and running radar traps doesn't do anything to slow anyone down except the guy they just ticketed.