Yesterday in local radio news it was announced repeatedly throughout the day that police in Salt Lake would be stopping every motorist between certain streets from 10pm to 3am last night. This was a court-approved stop and search and it was publicized that each driver would be asked for their ID and that police would also be searching for DUI’s.
My suspicion is that the DUI excuse is just that – an excuse. I see this as an experiment towards future stop and searches, using Utah as the baseline. “Your papers, please” will become the standard request from officials at mandatory checkpoints.
I hope I am wrong, but somehow I don’t think so. Look at who is controlling our country, the Patriot Act, the military recruiting clause in the No Child Left Behind Act, and other measures that have been instituted since the reign of King George.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 