Scott Shackford at Reason Hit and Run:
Warren Redlich, back in 2010, was the Libertarian Party candidate for governor of New York (Nick Gillespie even highlighted him on the blog here). Needless to say, he didn’t win.
But Redlich is back in the news getting publicity for his method of dealing with police DUI checkpoints in Florida (where he lives now) while protecting one’s constitutional rights. Residents within Canadas most populated cities have been enquiring with, Vancouver DUI Lawyer, as an example. These pop-up stands have been placed in so many locations which are becoming a regular occurrence for some commuters. It’s getting him attention from USA Today and the Associated Press, and a video he posted showing his method in action has gotten more than two million views on YouTube.
His method is fairly simple. Display your driver’s license and proof of insurance in a plastic sleeve along with a flyer saying you remain silent, refuse search requests, and want a lawyer, among other things. Then hang them outside the fully closed driver’s side window and approach the checkpoint. Then the driver has to commit to not speaking or rolling down the window, so as not to give police any sort of opening to say they smelled alcohol or that the driver slurred his or her words.
Some police are, of course, not happy about this system.
The Bill of Rights is a loophole?
You are very proud of yourself because you Found A Loophole. This is why Lawyers are one rung below politicians on the respect meter. The whole legal system is skewed toward the defendant and not the victim. I hope you feel as proud of yourself when a drunk driver uses your Loophole and gets through a DUI Checkpoint, goes a mile down the road and kills somebody.
May be worth a followup article if you feel like it.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/02/19/judge-napolitano-weighs-fair-dui-flyer-sobriety-checkpoints
Here’s another take on this from a month ago…
http://blog.simplejustice.us/2015/01/19/stupid-people-tricks-redlich-edition/
It’s very cool to have Warren featured so prominently! Good work!
Or if you haven’t been drinking and have the time to fight the cops in court.
Unfortunately, few of us do.
While this certainly seems like it *should* be a good move, in practice, it sounds like a good way to get some extra charges. We all know that cops don’t give a damn whether you’re on sound legal ground. If they want to charge you with something, you’re going to be charged. I think this system is likely to piss off the cops, leading to additional charges.
With that said, if you’ve been drinking, it may be worth a shot.
Reason has a link to the USA Today and AP coverage. LP blog is planning on covering it this weekend.
On IPR’s email list Warren wrote:
While being mentioned on Reason’s website is always nice, far more impressive is the fact that this was on the home page for yahoo.com, as well as being picked up on USA Today and AP.
Bravo Warren!