Because they already enough turkey legs.

The losers have to chug gravy.

Yeah, they got me on the whole free turkey bit when I first hired in at my job. I won't be fooled like that again.

This is cute and all, but does it really offer an incentive to not drink and drive? "uh sorry guys I can't drink tonight..was hoping to get a free turkey, although I'm not sure where the checkpoint is."

Tapeworm2
Can I chug the gravy, even if I win?

But can the turkeys do stand up comedy? (new window)

I had my constitutional rights trampled and all I got was farking turkey. Gee,thanks.

justoneznot
It offers an incentive to drive a LOT, without drinking. I guess. You'd figure that the humongous fine would already be plenty of *disincentive* to drive drunk.
Although I don't know who would actually purposely driver around hoping for a turke. Given the price of gas, it's likely you'd spend more money driving around than a turkey is worth. So I really don't understand what it accomplishes.

Tickets may be issued for busted burned out lamps, cracked windshields, unsafe tires, expired tags, city stickers, unsafe child seats, exhaust emissions, and a hundred other possible violations.

FREE turkey huh. Dude in this life ain't nothing FREE.

So do they still offer a free tow home for you car over the holidays if you are drunk. If not then it sounds like they are trying to save some money.
/DNRTA

FARK MADD whores!

Mars232: I had my constitutional rights trampled and all I got was farking turkey. Gee,thanks.

Those comfortable with ignoring the part about the pursuit of happiness would argue that driving is a privilege. Unfortunately, some of those folks also write our laws.

I once got a lollipop for going through a checkstop non drunk. It was tasty...

KOOLmike: Mars232: I had my constitutional rights trampled and all I got was farking turkey. Gee,thanks.

Those comfortable with ignoring the part about the pursuit of happiness would argue that driving is a privilege. Unfortunately, some of those folks also write our laws.

Uh, I'm pretty sure he's referring to the Ye Olde Fourth Amendment. He's clearly stuck in the year 2000. Unless you were talking about the high-speed pursuit of happiness...

Also, what Mars232 said.

9% of Californians are vegetarians and we want tofurkey.

Oh margey, you came and you brought me a turkey

Mars232: I had my constitutional rights trampled and all I got was farking turkey. Gee,thanks.

beat me to it.

/and the land of the free...

You're a Mean Drunk R2D2: justoneznot
It offers an incentive to drive a LOT, without drinking. I guess. You'd figure that the humongous fine would already be plenty of *disincentive* to drive drunk.
Although I don't know who would actually purposely driver around hoping for a turke. Given the price of gas, it's likely you'd spend more money driving around than a turkey is worth. So I really don't understand what it accomplishes.

Unless you someone tells you where the checkpoint is and it's close by. There are some places that they set up random checkpoints here in CA that aren't well so random.

/Sometimes you can see them coming from a mile away.

Hey, I want a tofurky. Do I have to let them do a cavity search to get one of those?

When turkeys are outlawed, only outlaws will have turkeys.

I'm just so disgusted I don't even know what to say. they really think the average citizen can be bought with a TURKEY so he won't be upset about the encroachment on his rights?

/what if they're right?

Ya know, I already have a turkey. Soooo I guess there's no need to stop then, just pass mine along to the next guy. No no, really it's cool... I'm good like that.

Maybe dumbfarkers just shouldn't drive drunk?

I assume they arrest you if you drive on the median around the unconstitutional roadblock. Someone take one for the team so we can get this in supreme court already.

lewismarktwo: I assume they arrest you if you drive on the median around the unconstitutional roadblock. Someone take one for the team so we can get this in supreme court already.

i live in NOhio, so i'll pass. any efforts made in NOhio to evade the police state or the law of jeebus is punishable by burning at the stake. although there is some discussion in the state legislature that we should switch to stoning because it is more humane.

good to see the government is spending the tax payers money wisely

tgregory: good to see the government is spending the tax payers money wisely

here in cincinnati, i particularly enjoy watching the county, who doesn't have enough money to house prisoners because the jail is overcrowded and doesn't have money to help patrol the 16th most dangerous city in the country, spend time running dui checkpoints. i guess it's more of a threat to have someone who had two beers drive a car and/or have the ability to conduct unconstitutional search/seizure than it is to keep people from shooting at each other outside of high school football games, being raped by the interstate while sleepwalking or being kidnapped, robbed, raped and beaten by guys like fernando north who never should have been on the streets in the first place.

yes, good to see the priorities are in the right place. it probably has to do with the fact that they don't get to collect money for fines when they arrest a rapist, robber or murderer. going after drunk drivers just makes more economic sense.

Can I have Wild Turkey?

Keep the turkey. What I really want is for checkpoint people to blow me.

Excellent waste of taxpayer money. I was hoping they would just throw it in the sewer, but this will probably speed up the process. With the added bonus of lots of increased traffic due to the checkpoint!

lewismarktwo: I assume they arrest you if you drive on the median around the unconstitutional roadblock. Someone take one for the team so we can get this in supreme court already.

It has already been to the SC. They said (if I recall correctly) Roadblocks are illegal. But the great part is you just label them as Safety checkpoints and say you don't have to go through them. Of course the truth is they are still roadblocks and if you have ever seen one they will pull your ass over if you turn around (sometimes they even put them in places where you can't turn around).

Maybe they should give out sheep instead.

Only one way to stop road blocks at this point: PBX

You know who else had check points...

Paperz Pleaze!

Frankly, I was stunned when I found out that roadblocks are illegal in the US. Up here in Canuckland, regular police checkpoints are a fact of life.

But, I suppose they have dramatically cut back on alochol-related accidents...

/Yes I have my papers.

crazychuck: Frankly, I was stunned when I found out that roadblocks are illegal in the US. Up here in Canuckland, regular police checkpoints are a fact of life.

But, I suppose they have dramatically cut back on alochol-related accidents...

/Yes I have my papers.

So you hate our freedom right?

As far as I know, road blocks have never been shown to do anything other than make people pissed at the government.

justanotherfarkinfarker:
So you hate our freedom right?

Of course. As a pinko-socialist foreigner from up North, I was under the impression it was my duty to hate each and every freedom enjoyed by the folks to the south :)

As far as I know, road blocks have never been shown to do anything other than make people pissed at the government.

Actually, it's pretty widely agreed that roadblocks have an impact on alcohol-related accidents. Here's a starter on references: Link (pops)

Of course, it's also widely seen that search without cause should be unlawful, which is what roadblocks are. Up in Canada, we don't have the right to drive w/o being stopped "just because." Which is all fine and dandy when we can point to lower DUI accidents. But they also use it for seat-belt checks and whatever they feel like (I have had mounties search my parked car while informing me that no, they didn't actually need permission)

Err... so tax dollars are going to buy turkeys to give out at road blocks??

Supplemental Taxes, 2007:

1. Police Overtime to enforce roadblock: $30,000
2. Turkeys given to people for obeying the law: $3,000
3. Libertarians up in arms: Priceless

Highroller48:

Probable cause requirements and personal property rights go out the window once I turn the key?

Since this is in Salinas, you're more likely to see Clint Eastwood (who's wife works for a TV Station in Salinas), than any of those "SoCal" celebs.

/lives near-by
//not really getting a kick out of these replies

they announce DUI checkpoints about 4-5 days prior to them in the local paper around here. its usually in the "CRIME" section if memory serves. it only tells you what city the checkpoint is in but apperently you can call the poilice station after 7:00pm the day of to find out where its located.