bigjohn2441
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now i know the US virgin islands are a US territory which is covered by the US constitution. so what do i see driving home from work yesterday around 6:30 pm? i drive up to a T shaped intersection. im on the top part of the "T" going left. on the perpendicular side there are about 10-12 police cars stopping traffic and asking to see peoples license,reg, and insurance. at the intersection part, there are cars pulled over and being searched further. they werent stopping traffic on the top part of the "T" so i just drove on. this WASNT a DUI checkpoint. a few weeks ago i heard rumors that the local police were going to start doing these "checkpoints" to "get guns and drugs off the street". i didnt believe it at the time, but now i do. is it just me or do these "checkpoints" seem a little bit, i dont know, ILLEGAL!
has anyone seen anything like this happening in the states?
i know they have border patrol checkpoints near the southern border that people like to bitch about. but those are different. they HAVE the authority to conduct those. anything within like 40 miles of the border is fair game.
i wonder what would happen if they stopped me at one of these. me being in full uniform, they'd most likely let me go. but if they didnt, i'd have to give them a good lesson on the constitution
has anyone seen anything like this happening in the states?
i know they have border patrol checkpoints near the southern border that people like to bitch about. but those are different. they HAVE the authority to conduct those. anything within like 40 miles of the border is fair game.
i wonder what would happen if they stopped me at one of these. me being in full uniform, they'd most likely let me go. but if they didnt, i'd have to give them a good lesson on the constitution