[Scan-DC] Questionable police activity in progress, Montgomery county
Thomas P. Clouse
tom at clouse.com
Thu Jun 7 22:39:58 EDT 2018
Friday night DUI checkpoints is like shooting fish in a barrel. Everyone
going out drinking after work then driving home. Back in my day, you could
get 30 DUI arrests over an 8 hour checkpoint. Saturday nights by contrast
never got many arrests - maybe 8-10 or so arrests over an 8 hour period.
That being said, Southbound on 29 seems like a waste - every driving into
Silver Spring or downtown to hit the bars and nightclubs. A better bet
would be northbound to get everyone going home. I don't know how many
people go out drinking on a Thursday night after work. I will be interested
to see the stats from the checkpoint.
On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:33 PM, Christopher Patton <c.patton at me.com> wrote:
> At the cost of MADD with very few dui arrests ever made..... but many
> vehicle infractions such as registration and licensing citations written
> which add to the county coffers. Cops would be better deployed elsewhere
>
> / C
>
> > On Jun 7, 2018, at 22:27, Rick Hansen <rick.hansen at apsglobal.com> wrote:
> >
> > Montgomery County Police have a sobriety checkpoint set up on southbound
> US 29 south of Burtonsville, between Greencastle and Briggs Chaney Road,
> causing a half mile plus a back up and lots of last minute braking.
> >
> > IMHO, the visuals alone are newsworthy.
> >
> > May you listen well and often!
> >
> > /R
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