Law enforcement agencies plan sobriety checkpoints this weekend in Kansas City and Merriam.
| Bob Cronkleton
Their announcements follow:
From KCPD:
The Kansas
City Police
Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on the weekend of July 10-12 at a
location in Kansas City
During this operation there will be signs placed in advance of the checkpoint site and officers will be on the street directing traffic. Motorists will be directed to a location where an officer can conduct a brief check to determine if the motorist should be delayed longer. If not, the motorist will be delayed only a very brief period of time and will then be furnished with written material about drunk driving.
A program to
identify intoxicated drivers will be conducted this month by the Merriam Police
Department and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Officers will conduct a
sobriety checkpoint in the city of Merriam
Drivers
suspected of being intoxicated will be given brief sobriety tests and those
drivers who are confirmed to be impaired will be arrested.
Efforts will be made not to severely interrupt the flow of traffic. Citizen’s patience and cooperation will assist with this important safety effort.


Why not just sticky this to the top.. seems like there is a DUI check point every weekend
Posted by: Unbelievable | Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 02:30 PM
Gotta pay for the new coffee machine and redbox at the station somehow.
Posted by: Bacon, the corrupt meat | Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 05:04 PM
Shouldn't the headline read, "Cities plan ASSAULTS ON THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS IN POST-CONSTITUTIONAL AMERICA!!!!!!!!?"
However, I've never understood whether this rhetorical spewing of "Post-Constitutional America" means the period after the formation of the Constitution or if it means a period after which the Constitution ceases to exist.
It wouldnt' be compelling without all the exclamation points, though.
Posted by: Drew | Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 06:35 PM
Cool! Just like they did in Iraq. When do they start house to house searches?
Posted by: Brono | Friday, July 10, 2009 at 03:12 AM
The founders of America would have outlawed checkpoints if the police state tactic had been invented back then.
Posted by: Name witheld by request | Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 01:17 AM