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DUI checkpoint planned for undisclosed location in Menlo Park
Original post made on Jul 25, 2015
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 24, 2015, 10:18 AM
Comments
Posted by Robert Spitzer
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Jul 25, 2015 at 3:45 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Jul 25, 2015 at 3:45 am
There ought to be more notice of these checkpoints. I'm used to seeing the in the paper a few days in advance. It's not that I want to drive drunk and worry about getting arrested. I just want to avoid the hassle of being delayed by cops stopping me and smelling my breath.
I think these checkpoints are funded by a federal or state grant, yet I've never seen these grants on a council agenda where the public could speak about them. With DUIs declining nationally, I worry that are cops are doing these checkpoints just to pick up a few hours of federally financed overtime, maybe spiking the pensions of cops who will be retiring soon. I'd like council to examine why we're doing this.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not in favor of drunken driving. But I fear this is just a cash grab by our police department.
Posted by parent
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jul 25, 2015 at 9:12 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jul 25, 2015 at 9:12 am
Drunk drivers kill more Americans every year than all terrorists and wars put together. Getting drunk drivers off the street is not a "cash grab". We need stiffer penalties and stiffer sentences for DUI (as well as cell phone driving).
Posted by Show me da benjamins
a resident of another community
on Jul 26, 2015 at 10:01 am
a resident of another community
on Jul 26, 2015 at 10:01 am
Parent; checkpoints don't get drinks off streets.
They are primarily gettting expired reg's and tickets - cash generating events.
