Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site homxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!homxa!gritz From: gritz@homxa.UUCP (R.SHARPLES) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.auto Subject: DWI Roadblocks Message-ID: <979@homxa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 12:30:00 EDT Article-I.D.: homxa.979 Posted: Mon Jun 24 12:30:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Jun-85 08:06:50 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 15 Xref: watmath net.legal:1786 net.auto:7143 What is the opinion on the net: Is it "unlawful search and seizure" if you are stopped at a road block and checked for DWI even though you were driving your car properly (not too fast or slow or weaving or anything, just minding your own business)? Is it "uss" if they do the same thing to check driver's license and registration? If it is ok to do these things then why can't the police drive down the block and search every house or every third house for drugs, unregistered firearms, criminals, etc.? RPS AT&T-BL homxa!gritz