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    US supreme court strikes down drug checkpoints —Larry Pieniazek
   A small bit of good news. However when one reads the article one discovers that the court considers drunk driving checkpoints constitutional, and sees no problem in detaining someone outside their home for hours while a warrant is obtained. (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Scott Arthur
   (...) Here in the UK random alchhol test are not strictly legal. However, they do sort of occur. However, for 10-20 yaers now drink driving has been effectivly stigmatised to the point where even drinking within the legal limit (80 mg/l) is frowned (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) (I think you omitted "and then driving" as I have seen no evidence that there is any stigma attached to being drunk, per se, in the UK. :-) Indeed I have been the beneficiary(?) of public drunkenness, having been soundly kissed (in the West (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Scott Arthur
      (...) It all depends on who you live with I suppose. (...) What! She randomly stopped you and demanded a kiss! How unconstitutional. The supreme court must pass a judgement on this! (The fact the we have neither a constitution or a supreme court (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
     
          Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Larry Pieniazek
      (...) Let's just say it was mutually voluntary transaction and leave it at that, without going into whether I had an obligation not to take advantage of her state of mind given that she voluntarily put herself into that state and initiated the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
     
          Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
      (...) Oh my. Well, heavens. Quite a time! Um, and Scott, being a Briton, I do hope you realise that your country doesn't *have* a constitution. Well, I mean, they do have *stamina*, but no actual Constitution per se. So I suppose the point is moot (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
     
          Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Scott Arthur
      (...) Yes - (URL) are moves in the UK to form one. But even if it were to reach the agenda, and you imagine the haggling? And what would the benefit be, I'm already as free as a bird.. tweet tweet. I gruffly compared my freedoms to those you enjoy (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Charles Eric McCarthy
     (...) This must be a Britishism of which I am not aware. Which part of your anatomy is the "West End"? :-) /Eric McC/ (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Geoffrey Hyde
     I believe it's a reference to that part which one uses most often when sitting down in a chair, in some cultures ... although, given the context it doesn't seem to fit that well, does it? :-D Larry will probably be along to explain shortly. ;-) (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) Indeed, I'm on a roll tonite! I think that's the South End. Althought there are some here I invite to kiss that end, it wasn't the end she was kissing, trust me. (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: One for the road sir? (Re: US supreme court strikes down...) —Selçuk Göre
    (...) Yesterday, random alcohol tests declared to be illegal here in Turkey. What a coincidence..:-) Selçuk (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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