Police to take saliva & blood from drivers at New Year’s drug checkpoints

LAPD performing a drug checkpoint.  (Source: NBC Los Angeles)Police State USA

LOS ANGELES, CA — As drivers prove their innocence at warrantless police checkpoints this New Year, they will not only be scrutinized over their potential consumption of alcohol.  A new technology will enable the police to detect and arrest drivers for having marijuana, narcotics, and “other drugs” in their bloodstreams.

The recently unveiled device is a portable saliva swab analyzer, capable of immediately sampling body fluids for the presence of foreign intoxicants.  The machines were paid for by grants from the state.  

“Traditionally, our office has focused on drunken driving cases,” Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said.“We’re expanding drug collection and aggressively enforcing all impaired-driving laws.”

Portable saliva test.  (Source: NBC Los Angeles)

The city attorney said that he had “anecdotal” evidence that medical marijuana users were endangering the streets.  The new tactics were applauded by the checkpoint lobbyist group,MADD.

During police roadblocks, drivers are stopped without probable cause and forced into non-consensual interactions with government agents in which they must demonstrate their sobriety before being allowed to continue traveling down the public street.

The saliva swabs are but one of the searches that police can coerce a driver into allowing.  Should the driver refuse a saliva search, the police can seek a warrant for a forced blood draw.  Often in large checkpoint operations, a judge is placed on-call or on-site to sign such warrants to confiscate blood.

Such events are called “No Refusal” checkpoints, and they are gaining popularity in many states, such asTennessee and Georgia.  And with the new focus on targeting marijuana and narcotics, we can probably expect to see more of them than ever.

Officials claimed the device could detect marijuana, narcotics, and “other drugs.”  With approximately 7 out of 10 Americans taking some sort of prescription drug, according to the Mayo Clinic, the question is raised about how many drivers will be arrested because of their prescribed medications.

In a free society, people would not have to be hassled and forced to prove their innocence while traveling down public streets.  Police would be better utilized by spreading themselves out and actually looking for reasons to justifiably stop vehicles for breaking traffic laws.  Innocent people should not have to deal with constant encounters with the police, which always carry a potential for violence and life-changing consequences.

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3 thoughts on “Police to take saliva & blood from drivers at New Year’s drug checkpoints

  1. My Fellow Americans:

    This has nothing to do with samples or road safety or any other buzz word of the moment,.. it’s about installing the American-Gestapo (the Police-Terror-Grid),.. period,… bar none.

    Just say, “NO!”,.. and remind them they are in violation of the Constitution,.. the Bill Of Rights, their own Oaths,.. and are committing a Felony by holding you against your will at that check point, as the check point itself is illegal, and constitutes attempted kidnapping (being held against your will) since they do not have probable cause or a WARRANT as REQUIRED by the supreme law of the land,… The US Constitution,.. which was specifically designed to make sure these kinds of criminal activities by a corrupt government would not occur.

    JD – US Marines – I carry a copy of the Constitution with me,.. so should you.

    1. “Often in large checkpoint operations, a judge is placed on-call or on-site to sign such warrants to confiscate blood.Such events are called “No Refusal” checkpoints, and they are gaining popularity in many states, such as Tennessee and Georgia.”

      Here you go JD, the Constitution, Bill of Rights and just saying, “NO!” will have no effect. The only way to stop them is if EVERYONE gets out of their cars and beats the shit out of them together or they all drive away.

      Again, WE ALL MUST stand up and push them back TOGETHER!!! One person cannot do this alone. WE MUST ALL DO THIS. Rally everyone at the checkpoint. Tell them to not fear these bastards and let them know that there are more of us than there are of them. NO CONTEST! If they insist, beat the shit out of them or enforce it yourselves with the barrel of a gun. Make them shrink back in fear. If they call for backup, there’s still not going to be enough of them to defeat us!! GROW SOME BALLS PEOPLE!!

      You wanna fear something? Fear God! Don’t fear these worthless children because that’s exactly what they are, CHILDREN! Children who never grew up.

  2. ““Traditionally, our office has focused on drunken driving cases,” Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said.“We’re expanding drug collection and aggressively enforcing all impaired-driving laws.””

    “Aggressively enforcing all impaired-driving laws”?

    How about “aggressively enforcing” the immigration laws? How about “aggressively enforcing” the Constitution and Bill of Rights? How about “aggressively enforcing” the arrest of all traitors and treasonous bastards in office?

    No money in it for ya? Is that all you think about? Money?

    Remember what happened to Tony Montana in Scarface after he got his Money, Power and Respect. He wound up in a pool of his own blood in his own house. Food for thought. What goes around, comes around.

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