WKRN TV 2 News – by Bethany Anderson
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct a “no refusal” enforcement campaign this Labor Day weekend.
It goes into effect at Midnight Friday, Aug. 29 and concludes at Midnight Monday, Sept. 1.
The “no refusal” campaign means that if a driver is pulled over for suspected drinking and driving they cannot refuse to take a blood test. It allows law enforcement to seek search warrants for blood samples if they suspect someone is driving while impaired.
“Law enforcement officials have another tool to utilize to deter impaired driving and reduce fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways by conducting ‘no refusal’ enforcements,” THP Colonel Tracy Trott said.
Troopers will conduct “no refusal” enforcement in the following counties: Union, Hamilton, Marion, Montgomery, Shelby, Hawkins, Smith, Maury and Hardin.
Officials said there will also be driver’s license, sobriety and seatbelt checkpoints, as well as saturation patrols and bar and tavern checks.
“Our district captains have created enforcement plans specific to their regions. So, there will be a variety of specialized enforcement during Labor Day, including distracted driving, commercial vehicle safety, and Move Over enforcement, for example. However, the priority is always on impaired driving and seatbelt enforcement,” Trott said.
Over Labor Day weekend in 2013, 16 people were killed in 15 fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways.
So far in 2014, there have been 3,981 crashes on Tennessee roadways involving alcohol-impaired drivers, about 399 less than last year.
Seatbelt usage is another contributing factor in crashes across the state. To date, 50 percent of vehicle occupants killed in crashes were not wearing safety restraints in 2014.
http://www.wkrn.com/story/26358249/thp-to-conduct-no-refusal-enforcement-labor-day-weekend
FREEDUM, FREEDUM, FREEDUM, FREEDUM, welcome to policestate ameriKa!
aint stickin no needle in my arm..or a$$.. period!
“Seatbelt usage is another contributing factor in crashes across the state. To date, 50 percent of vehicle occupants killed in crashes were not wearing safety restraints in 2014.”
so you’ve got a 50-50 chance either way you go. Don’t get me wrong i wear a belt all the time. But still—-
“Troopers will conduct “no refusal” enforcement in the following counties: Union, Hamilton, Marion, Montgomery, Shelby, Hawkins, Smith, Maury and Hardin.”
stay out of those counties. let them pick their noses for a few days.
Send in militia to those counties and start pointing guns at any of them that try to enforce this unconstitutional act. What the hell is wrong with these people. Do they enjoy being treated like a slave?
Grrr!!! 😡
Unfrigginbelievable………
Yeah.. like was done at the bundy ranch. that would be interesting.
I just don’t get it, Paul. All they have to do is find out where each of these checkpoints are and send a group of armed people to each of them. There’s more of us than there are of them. Especially when their patrol units are spread out in different areas.
All that’s needed to do is divide and conquer. It’s the perfect guerrilla warfare operation. Do they need to be lead by a leash? I mean, come on! They’re practically giving themselves to us all gift wrapped. It’s ridiculous.
I agree NC. I don’t understand it either. people talk a lot, but when it comes to action, well……………….????
Here’s an idea for the militia. Go to these checkpoints, and if any of these cops ask for their blood or anything else without a warrant, tell ’em they better leave or get a barrel stuck up their ass.
But of course, that won’t happen. That would be too easy. After all, the people are too much of a coward to ban together and enforce their rights these days against a tyrannical government. So sad.
Where will it end, people?
I agree action needs to be taken.
Leaderless resistance with ‘like mind’ to end the police state tyranny
will have the .gov running scared like the cockroaches they are, and patriots can chase the rats back to tel-aviv…and nuke it as payment for 911.
-flek
“Officials said there will also be driver’s license, sobriety and seatbelt checkpoints, as well as saturation patrols and bar and tavern checks.”
Oh this is not a police state/martial law. No, clearly not. This definitely doesn’t go against your 4th Article. No clearly not. (sarcasm)
What the hell is wrong with the people of Tennessee?
HANG ’em all!!! Every last one of these cop pigs!! 😡