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?We do not want a police state?in the name of DUI?

By Lawrence Taylor

For those who have inquired about the quote in this blog’s heading, the following is from a presiding justice?s dissenting opinion in a Pennsylvania appellate decision affirming a DUI conviction: I must vigorously dissent from the well-written opinion of the majority, as it seems we are coming perilously close to turning a blind eye to questionable conduct by our police officers. While I acknowledge that our police officers are charged with the awesome and sometimes onerous responsibility of protecting the public, I cannot sanction the whisperings of the majority that that protection comes at the deprivation of the constitutional rights of citizenship. We do not want a police state, and it seems we are on the precipice of becoming one, in the name of DUI...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on May 27, 2008 (boomark / email).