In follow-up to my May 19th post, it appears the city council in Boulder City, Nevada is reviewing the police department’s checkpoint guidelines and policy regarding the use of checkpoints to conduct child safety seat inspections. Unlike other child safety seat programs conducted around the country, the Boulder City Police decided to make their checkpoint program mandatory and physically enter stopped vehicles absent reasonable suspicion or a warrant in order to inspect child safety seats without a parent’s consent.
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Month: May 2007
May ’07 photos of ‘The Gauntlet’ in Southern Arizona
As part of my ongoing, “Who Watches the Watchers” series, I’ve finished posting May ’07 police state photos from Southern Arizona’s State Route 86 (SR86).
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Boulder City Police Using Child Safety As Pretext For Suspicionless Dragnet Roadblock Ops
A little over a year ago, I was contacted by Matt Ragan of Boulder City, Nevada regarding a suspicionless checkpoint regime being operated in the city by local police. Matt was concerned about the civil rights implications of the roadblocks along with their general intrusiveness on the traveling public. Publicly, the police claimed the purpose of the bi-annual checkpoint was to educate parents regarding the proper installation of child safety seats. A little digging by Matt however revealed a slightly different story
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