JamesCanby
Activist Member
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/No...adblock-Asked-for-Saliva-Blood-232438621.html
This report is out of Ft. Worth, where local police were cooperating with NHTSA in setting up roadblocks, where law-abiding drivers were forced into detainment areas for the purposes of obtaining DNA, blood and breathalyzer values.
FUQ:
Once detained, the drivers were asked to voluntarily submit to DNA swabbing, blood sampling and breathalyzer testing in order to collect data for the NHTSA study. Payment was offered for participation. While categorized as voluntary, the drivers were given no option to detainment, however temporarily, while the request for participation was explained to them. Apparently, during the discussion, the drivers breath was being passively analyzed for alcohol content. What's really bothersome is the participation by local law enforcement who are interfering with the driving public's right of unhindered travel in order to facilitate a government data collection program.
Although this report came from Ft. Worth, NHTSA sources indicate that this program is being executed in 30 U.S. cities.
This report is out of Ft. Worth, where local police were cooperating with NHTSA in setting up roadblocks, where law-abiding drivers were forced into detainment areas for the purposes of obtaining DNA, blood and breathalyzer values.
FUQ:
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 was part of a government research study aimed at determining the number of drunken or drug-impaired drivers.
Once detained, the drivers were asked to voluntarily submit to DNA swabbing, blood sampling and breathalyzer testing in order to collect data for the NHTSA study. Payment was offered for participation. While categorized as voluntary, the drivers were given no option to detainment, however temporarily, while the request for participation was explained to them. Apparently, during the discussion, the drivers breath was being passively analyzed for alcohol content. What's really bothersome is the participation by local law enforcement who are interfering with the driving public's right of unhindered travel in order to facilitate a government data collection program.
Although this report came from Ft. Worth, NHTSA sources indicate that this program is being executed in 30 U.S. cities.