Roadblocks overturned
2006-04-25 18:41:25.519695+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
One of the things that pissed me off about Tennessee back in the day were the random fishing trips police roadblocks. I got stopped twice in the years I was there, once up in Soddy and once over near 153, and both times I resented both the time spent waiting in line, and the feeling that the officers involved were simply trolling.
The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned ID roadblocks:
"In their zeal to preserve and protect, however, our police officers must respect the fundamental constitutional rights of those they are sworn to serve," the court concluded. "Entry identification checkpoints of the type used here result in the abrogation of one of those fundamental constitutional rights. Such checkpoints cannot, therefore, be countenanced, no matter how lofty their goals. The ends, in this case, simply do not justify the means."
This wasn't exactly that situation, but a little smackdown to those who believe in the surveillance state is all good. (Thanks to Dave's Picks. )