The drink-drive war is won!

[AD345]

Outstandiing news today from from the front lines of the war against drink-drivers. In a massive 2 days blitz where over 31,000 (31,777 to be exact) citizens were detained and searched by officers of the state, over 99% of them (99.4% to be exact) were found to be in full compliance with the nations drink-drive laws.

This heralds a new age of responsible behaviour by the ciitizenry of New Zealand and must, at long last, force official acknowledgement that the current, if onerous, laws and policing methods have finally achieved all that they were enacted to do. Hopefully this will see a marked easing in state surveillance of law-abiding citizens and a reduction in impediments to going about their lawful business.

What a great day

[SMOKEU]

(31,777 to be exact) citizens were detained and searched by officers of the state

What exactly were they "detained and searched" for?

[AD345]

What exactly were they "detained and searched" for?

Suspicion of excess breath alcohol. Each citizen was detained at mandatory checkpoints while their breath was eletronically searched for evidence of a possible crime

[scumdog]

Suspicion of excess breath alcohol. Each citizen was detained at mandatory checkpoints while their breath was eletronically searched for evidence of a possible crime

Hells-bells, I wish I could make it seem so dramatic when I was doing the 'electronic searching' on Friday night...

[scumdog]

What exactly were they "detained and searched" for?

Looking for jarpies.....

[AD345]

Hells-bells, I wish I could make it seem so dramatic when I was doing the 'electronic searching' on Friday night...

There would be very little drama involved given the nearly perfect rate of compliance and the endless patience of a long suffering populace to these continual stop-and-search exercises.

I'll just be glad when they are finally done away with

[SMOKEU]

Looking for jarpies.....

10-4 that.

[scumdog]

There would be very little drama involved given the nearly perfect rate of compliance and the endless patience of a long suffering populace to these continual stop-and-search exercises.

I'll just be glad when they are finally done away with

....and drunk drivers can go on their merry way huh??

'Long suffering' - like say 30 to 90 seconds average??

[AD345]

....and drunk drivers can go on their merry way huh??

'Long suffering' - like say 30 to 90 seconds average??

What drunk drivers?

The 0.6% of the population that you managed to scrape up?

I'll take my chances thanks and you can get out of my life ok?

For 30 seconds, 30 minutes or 30 days - you're a public servant and I'll call ya when I need ya.

[scumdog]

What drunk drivers?

The 0.6% of the population that you managed to scrape up?

I'll take my chances thanks and you can get out of my life ok?

For 30 seconds, 30 minutes or 30 days - you're a public servant and I'll call ya when I need ya.

I bet the victims of the .6% of drunken fuckwits won't quite have the same attitude as you..


And don't worry, don't bother to call us - we'll stop you on a road anywhere, anytime, all part of the service...

[DMNTD:Me]

There would be very little drama involved given the nearly perfect rate of compliance and the endless patience of a long suffering populace to these continual stop-and-search exercises.

I'll just be glad when they are finally done away with

Might sound dramatic but if I have to go through the odd checkpoint every now and again in order for the Police to potentially pull at least 1 drunk off the road, then it's worth while to me.

[Grubber]

What drunk drivers?

The 0.6% of the population that you managed to scrape up?

I'll take my chances thanks and you can get out of my life ok?

For 30 seconds, 30 minutes or 30 days - you're a public servant and I'll call ya when I need ya.

As much as i believe Scumdog seems to be forever on the side of the law...wether it be right or wrong....i would have to say, i agree with him on this occasion.
I think i have been through one of those checkpoints about 2 times. That's about 60sec of my life in total. I figure i can give up those 60sec (been held in cues at BP for fuel longer than that) for the sake of keeping that drunk idiot behind me off the road for a while so he don't kill me or members of my family.
Cheers for your input though...was awesome reading.

[AD345]

I bet the victims of the .6% of drunken fuckwits won't quite have the same attitude as you..


And don't worry, don't bother to call us - we'll stop you on a road anywhere, anytime, all part of the service...

Life is risk - you gonna save me from everything? Guaranteed immortality? Musta missed that in the fine print.

Your argument is trite and a parroting of the party line - not unexpected and I can't blame you for it either. You deal with the mess from that 0.6% all the time and I don;t envy you that one bit

Fortunately you dont make the laws nor decide how to enforce them (althought you may think differently). We, the public, decide how much intrusion we will allow you into our lives and I'm tring to bring some balance to the hysteria over this issue - especially they way it is reported.

There's much bigger problems out there and checkpoints have had their day

[scumdog]

There's much bigger problems out there and checkpoints have had their day

They are starting (not before time IMHO) to haul in those who have been imbibing in 'recreational drugs' now,, a step in the right direction. (amongst other things)
And pick up the odd WTA etc that would otherwise go un-noticed...

(PS: I don't follow the 'party line' - just ask my bosses..)

[AD345]

Might sound dramatic but if I have to go through the odd checkpoint every now and again in order for the Police to potentially pull at least 1 drunk off the road, then it's worth while to me.

So where does it stop?

At what point do you, personally, draw the line where you say it is no business of the state to detain you ?

I'm genuinely curious