University of Berkley made close to $14 million off of 'No-Refusal' checkpoints
Over the New Year's weekend Texas police arrested 127 people and Tennessee police arrested 11 people at no-refusal checkpoints
Police, will arrest any motorist who refuses to take a breathalyzer and will FORCIBLY extract their blood.
"This year, (Tennessee) troopers will patrol various checkpoints and bars, checking to ensure drivers are buckled up and sober. Officers will be allowed to seek search warrants, and any suspected impaired driver could be subject to blood sampling."
Police departments are using DUI checkpoints as a cover to check a person's immigration status:
As recently as this past July, Chicago police had been using DUI checkpoints to target black and Hispanics and check their immigration status:
DHS admits DUI checkpoints are REALLY about checking a person's immigration status.
"A week-long operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March of 2015 resulted in 2,000 arrests of "criminal immigrants." Nearly half of those picked up had been convicted of misdemeanors, many of which were DUI's. In many of the cases, the individuals had already fulfilled their sentences.
Cop threatens to arrest man for “distracting the traffic” because he was holding up a sign warning drivers of a DUI checkpoint:
According to a 2014 memo published by DHS, a DUI is considered a "significant misdemeanor" and is classified as the second highest priority for an immigrants "apprehension and removal.
Priority 2 (misdemeanants and new immigration violators)
Aliens described in this priority , who are also not described in Priority 1, represent the second-highest priority for apprehension and removal. Resources should be dedicated accordingly to the removal of the following:
(a) aliens convicted of three or more misdemeanor offenses, other than minor traffic offenses or state or local offenses for which an essential element was the alien's immigration status, provided the offenses arise out of three separate incidents;
(b) aliens convicted of a "significant misdemeanor," which for these purposes is an offense of domestic violence;1 sexual abuse or exploitation; burglary; unlawful possession or use of a firearm; drug distribution or trafficking; or driving under the influence; or if not an offense listed above, one for which the individual was sentenced to time in custody of 90 days or more (the sentence must involve time to be served in custody, and does not include a suspended sentence.
An independent study by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse showed ICE deported more than 62,000 immigrants for DUI's in 2012 and 2013.
Back in 2013, I warned everyone that police are using DUI checkpoints to photograph drivers and passengers.
"At a San Juan checkpoint in Texas, most cars attempting to pass through are stopped. Passengers are questioned and, in certain instances, individuals are asked by investigators to voluntarily submit to having photographs taken of their gang-affiliated tattoos. The information is then vetted for inclusion in a state database."
In 2012 the ACLU called DUI checkpoints de facto immigration checkpoints.
DUI checkpoints are a HUGE moneymaker for state and local budgets.
Since 2005 Albuquerque, New Mexico has been making $1 million a year from it's drunk driving program. It appears nothing, not even a state ban on seizing an alleged drunk motorists vehicle will stop police.
"Each year, the city seizes approximately 1,000 vehicles and brings in roughly $1 million in forfeiture proceeds, which are used primarily to pay the salaries of the police and prosecutors who run the program."
Often the ONLY way to discover how much a city or town profits from DUI arrests is by looking at their towing revenues.
In 2012 the ACLU exposed how grants from state transportation departments or DHS pay for DUI checkpoints.
For the period of October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011, the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) awarded the Police $268,564 for DUI/driver’s license checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols. In addition to OTS funding, Escondido also receives an average of $70,000 from the Safe Transportation and Research Center for DUI checkpoints. The revenue generated from tow fees, state grant programs and tow contracts are over $800,000 a year.
The Calif. Dept. of Public Safety and Homeland Security graph, leaves no doubt as to who's really behind DUI checkpoints:
image credit: CA Dept. of Public Safety/DHS
In May of 2015, I reported how DHS is paying police to set up DUI checkpoints.
DHS has partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and they're providing police across the country with 'No-Refusal DUI' toolkits!
And in another article I warned everyone, that they'll be interrogated for driving within 100 miles of the border.
Universities are running and profiting from sobriety checkpoints!
Amazingly, the University of Berkeley received close to $14 million in grants from DHS to run California's Sobriety Checkpoint program. (It's really a national sobriety program)
"The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded UC Berkeley's Safe Transportation Research & Education Center (SafeTREC) $13,930,555 to run its 2012-2013 Sobriety Checkpoint program."
"In addition to coordinating the sobriety checkpoint grant program, SafeTREC seeks and conducts applied research for government and private funders, provides education courses, develops and delivers community-based training programs, and coordinates transportation safety programs for the State of California for the OTS, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Caltrans."
If want more proof the university of Berkeley is working for DHS, remember the former head of DHS, Janet Napolitano became their president in 2013!
There's no denying it, the University of Berkeley is working with or for DHS.
What is SafeTREC?
SafeTREC is part of the University of California, Berkeley and they're affiliated with the School of Public Health and the Institute of Transportation Studies, Department of City and Regional Planning, Public Policy, and Transportation Engineering. 15 full-time staff and researchers and 10 student researchers received $14 million to play with! (Click here to learn more about SafeTREC)
But don't worry, some of the $14 million went into developing a SafeTREC app. that charges people $9.99 a month! SafeTREC claims you can use the app. to summon help from your friends, family members, and neighbors they claim they're your Personal Safety Network! Ironically SafeTREC claims, "this app is ideal for parents, teachers, grandparents, coaches, kids and car-poolers."
Here's an idea, why don't car-poolers, grandparents, teachers etc., use the app. to notify friends, family and neighbors about being FORCED to give blood at DUI checkpoints?
Numerous universities are profiting, sorry I meant conducting DUI checkpoints on campuses! Since April 2014 the Univ. of South Florida has conducted THIRTY-FOUR DUI checkpoints!
Here are a few more examples of University Police sobriety checkpoints...
Cornell University Police, University of Santa Barbara Police and the Connecticut State University's Police all conduct sobriety checkpoints.
Not only are colleges making HUGE profits from tuitions, they're also profiting from DUI checkpoints!
DUI arrests cost motorists thousands...
A typical DUI costs anywhere from $10K - $20K by the time a person pays bail, fines, fees, increased auto insurance premiums, court-ordered alcohol education programs and more.
How many college students do you know, that can afford to pay $10-$20K in legal fees to fight a DUI? College police departments are just like any other police department, it's all about the money. Wouldn't colleges make more money if a student stayed on campus for four years instead of being jailed by them?
DUI convictions mean increased life insurance premiums and lost wages. If you’re a doctor, stockbroker, truck driver, airline pilot, lawyer or nurse, a DUI conviction could affect the status of your professional license. A DUI criminal conviction also affects a person's job prospects, since you have to disclose any criminal convictions on a job application.
Potential expenses from a DUI -- first offenseYou don't even have to get convicted to start running up expenses on a DUI charge. •Fines.•Court costs.•Attorney fees.•Bail.•Loss of job.•DUI "school."•Temporary loss of income.•Car towing, impounding.•Alternate transportation costs.•Car ignition interlock device.•Periodic blood testing.•Monthly monitoring fees.•Cost of incarceration.•Increased auto insurance premiums.
To avoid DUI checkpoints go to DUI block which posts their locations.
Presently 38 states, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands conduct sobriety checkpoints.
Only 12 states, don't conduct sobriety checkpoints. Some states prohibit them by state law or Constitution (or their interpretation of state law or Constitution). Shouldn't that mean that the other state checkpoints are ILLEGAL?
Click here to find out if DUI checkpoints are legal in your state.