(From the Joplin Police Department)
On Saturday September 24th, 2016 the Joplin Police Department along with members of
the Southwest Missouri DWI Taskforce and the support of MADD hosted a DWI
checkpoint at US 166 and Interstate 44.
The goals of the checkpoint were to:
1. Detect and apprehend impaired drivers
2. Raise Awareness to the dangers of Driving while intoxicated or impaired.
3. Encourage people to plan events and alternate transportation accordingly.
The checkpoints were in service from 9:20 pm to 2:00 am Sunday morning.
1028 drivers were contacted
30 field sobriety test were conducted on subjects
7 -DWI’s
10 -total tickets
11 -warnings
7 -total arrests
This checkpoint was funded through a grant provided by the Missouri Department of
Transportation Highway Safety Division.
So 1028 people had their rights violated with an illegal stop without cause. They weren't showing signs of impaired driving so you stopped them to fish for an excuse to stop them in the first place. The rest is just ill gotten fruits from unlawful stops.
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