Don’t call it Volunteer anymore: The Tennessee Highway Patrol marks the holidays with “no-refusal” (mandatory) blood-draw motorist stops [Chattanooga Times-Free Press, earlier here, etc. (Texas, Tennessee, Roanoke, etc.)]
Don’t call it Volunteer anymore: The Tennessee Highway Patrol marks the holidays with “no-refusal” (mandatory) blood-draw motorist stops [Chattanooga Times-Free Press, earlier here, etc. (Texas, Tennessee, Roanoke, etc.)]
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They appear to need a warrant to do that without consent, at least, if I read the article correctly. Of course, “consent” is more or less mandatory anyway.
But is there something wrong with breath tests in most situations? Blood should be a backup if the person can’t breathe hard enough to register, or something. Why go right for the most invasive test?
“Of course, “consent” is more or less mandatory anyway.”
Mandatory consent is not consent at all.
I just don’t like it.
You don’t need a warrant to get a blood sample, but I think Scalia left open the possibility that if such a case came before him, he’d consider requiring it.
That is so cool. They’ll beat you to the ground, cuff you and draw your life’s blood.
Based on the say-so of just any old cop.
No chance of abuse there, huh?