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My guess is the charges will all be dropped when they begin to feel their temple come crashing down. The last thing they want is case law saying that these police state road blocks are unconstitutional.
Now, I don't know if YardSale was as dry as a north Texas county, or if he had partook of a small amount of alcohol, just to 'get the odor' of alcohol on him, with the intention of going through the checkpoint (the tape and commentary are conspicuously silent on that--while mentioning he took 2 Prelimenary breath tests in jail) [sort of like a reverse-entrapment].
No such thing as a "civilian" entrapping police. And I feel there is nothing wrong with "civilians" setting up and catching "Law Enforcement Officers" breaking the law. Just my thoughts on the "revers-entrapment" phrase.
My guess is the charges will all be dropped when they begin to feel their temple come crashing down. The last thing they want is case law saying that these police state road blocks are unconstitutional.
Really? Roadblocks are illegal in Wisconsin?
Really? Roadblocks are illegal in Wisconsin?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/ar...ckpoints_are_illegal_in_12_states.html?cat=17Under state law.
"Notwithstanding sub. (1), a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, traffic officer or motor vehicle inspector may not stop or inspect a vehicle solely to determine compliance with a statute or ordinance
specified under par. (b) unless the police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, traffic officer or motor vehicle inspector has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of a statute or ordinance specified under par. (b) has been committed..." WIS. STAT. ANN. 349.02(2)(a).
What a novel idea, the employer evaluating their employee to make sure they are correctly performing their job.
I listened to the scanner traffic during this time. They had at least 50 cars held up during his detention.Good Job Yard Sale, way to defend your (and ours) rights!
Obviously he sheeple ahead of you reinforced to the police that they can just do what they want with no regards to their oath to uphold and defend the constitution of the USA
What a novel idea, the employer evaluating their employee to make sure they are correctly performing their job.
I'm sorry, but in no way is a citizen the employer of a police officer. Yes, sales tax pays their salary, but is your name on their check?
Then where does the money come from to operate a police department??
Taxes, fees, licensing etc etc. it all comes from tax monies collected from citizens be it state, federal, or incidental taxation such as citations issued by said police department.
I believe the US Supreme Court has upheld DUI checkpoints. In other words they are Constitutional.
Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990)
I listened to the scanner traffic during this time. They had at least 50 cars held up during his detention.
"...or take any other direct personnel action for or against an officer."1. We are not the "employers" of the police. We cannot hire, fire, or take any other direct personnel action for or against an officer. We elect the officials who appoint the officials who do the hiring and firing. Therefore, we exercise influence, but we are clearly not the employers.
2. While we technically cannot "entrap" officers (since that is a legal term applied to certain kinds of actions by law enforcement officers), it is possible to engineer a set of circumstances to motivate officers to violate a person's rights. I have no doubt that evidence of such engineering will be considered by judges and juries when they make rulings in the law and decisions in fact.