Imbroglio:
Funny how Bill Marcy was posting on the old board using the email I had for him as a customer claiming to be a WWII concentration camp victim. Then as soon as it was brought to light that some people actually knew Bill Marcy WASN'T an old guy who survived the war, he "died". Once again, your impassioned defense of "old" Bill makes me wonder if he is in fact, you. Funny thing, haven't had any orders from you since that "old Bill Marcy" thread came up. As for "Bill Marcy , esq", well, last I checked, "esq" was reserved for attorneys, and "Bill Junior" isn't one of those, either.
John Wayne: The old myth that we use checkpoints to generate revenue needs to die, once and for all. We don't get a dime from the tickets we write. As for the old saw about "going after real criminals": well, there are relatively few rapists and murderers, at least in my part of the country. The folks who drive around suspended, with multiple vehicle defects, are as much a hazard to the general driving public. They deserve the same attention that any other person who cannot follow the law deserves. And yes, it's my badge number. And I watch almost NO TV; I can't stand the garbage they call entertainment......
Patriot Dave:
You misunderstand the SCOTUS ruling if you think thats what they said about K9 's.
Jarhead:
The system in place (every car, every ____th car)is about STOPPING cars; the occupants only get taken out if something is FOUND, which is an entirely different issue( once they are stopped and PC is found for further investigation). The SCOTUS was concerned that cars travelling down the road would be randomly stopped based on vehicle or occupant appearance,etc. If there is in place a system of randomness, or EVERY car gets stopped, then every car is being treated equally, or no differently, than any other car.