Wisconsin puts up roadblock to sobriety checkpoints
source: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/36514324.html
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Thirty-eight states let police look for drunken drivers at random stops. But, weighing safety against privacy, few legislators In Wisconsin support them.
Checkpoints also raise civil-liberties issues. Motorists are stopped without any probable cause that they've violated the law. That troubles people such as State Rep. Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids), who has long been concerned about privacy issues.
Checkpoints also raise civil-liberties issues. Motorists are stopped without any probable cause that they've violated the law. That troubles people such as State Rep. Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids), who has long been concerned about privacy issues.
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