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[theweaselking]

Q: Where is this?

a military-style checkpoint yesterday to stop cars this weekend ...officers will check drivers' identification and ask whether they have a "legitimate purpose"...such as going to a doctor or church or visiting friends or relatives. If not, the drivers will be turned away...Police will search cars if they suspect the presence of guns or drugs, and will arrest people who do not cooperate, under a charge of failure to obey a police officer, officials said...The enforcement will take place at random hours and last for at least five days...with the option of extending it five more days. Checkpoints could be set up in other neighborhoods if they are requested by patrol commanders...

A: Washington, D.C.

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[kadath.livejournal.com]

I had someone who I thought was relatively sane defending this. "What else would you propose the DC police do about crime?" I was like, "UM, NOT IMITATE THE STASI? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WAS DEFINITIONALLY BAD AND I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS."