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Fairfax targeting drunk drivers today

By:Liz Essley | 11/05/11 12:10 PM
Examiner Staff Writer

 

Fairfax County police will set up a sobriety checkpoint Saturday as part of the "Checkpoint Strikeforce" campaign to target drunk drivers.

The state-wide campaign began 10 years ago, and police say it's worked: alcohol-related fatalities have dropped 23 percent in Virginia since 2001

WHO SAYS SO? THE COPS? WHAT ELSE DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO SAY? SOBRIETY CHECK POINTS ARE A THREAT TO A FREE PEOPLE? OF COURSE THEY'LL SAY ITS A SUCCESS......

BUT WHAT ABOUT IN FAIRFAX COUNTY? WHAT ARE THE STATS?

 More than 32,000 people were arrested for drunk driving in Virginia in 2010, and more than 29,000 were convicted.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DRIVE IN VIRGINIA? WHAT PERCENTAGE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING?

WHAT PERCENTAGE WERE ARRESTED HERE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY

7,770.000 people in the state
5,400,000 licensed to drive

0.005% of the population has been convicted of drunk driving...justify the expense and use of man hours

Question, don't accept. The policeman is not your friend. Cops lie. Question what they tell you. Its the sacred role of the media.

But Fairfax police say there's more work to be done, since about 19 people a year die in drunk-driving-related crashes in Fairfax every year.

PROVE IT......

A memo from the David "Cool hat hopalong" Rhoherer-er

To all staff:

As of immediately and that means, like, right now, you are no longer to offer me a High Five. It isn’t funny. Many people in American and other states, like Canada and that other one …the one with the Mexican food…you know…..oh…..Arizona…..suffer from being “Height challenged”. I also want to put to rest…that means, like, stop, this …is it vicious or vivacious?…well anyway, this…its vivacious, this vivacious rumor that I’m so short you can see my feet on my driver’s license…that is essentially more or less not true, kinda.

Anonymous blogger

Wait, I mean Chief David Rhorer-er

Idiots at work....Fairfax County Police (name tag brings in more viewers)

Brought to you by the Fairfax County Police …preying on the people to make a buck

This week’s child molestation charges….kid, the policeman IS NOT your friend

Atlanta GA cop sentenced to 20yrs for molestation & sexual battery of a 12yr-old disabled girl he met as school cop [0] http://bit.ly/rxOz0m

 King Co WA deputy w/history of 26 findings of misconduct in 2yrs under investigation for sexual comments to teen [0] http://bit.ly/rJs9Pp

Murder

Santa Ana CA off-duty cop fatally shot unarmed man after mistaking him for car burglar when the man was was actually paid to help someone change a tire on the van the officer thought he was stealing. The story gets weirder after  with the officer claiming he got in his personal car and chased him down when he ran and then, after catching him, shot the guy when he allegedly got behind the wheel of the officer’s car somehow. [0] http://lat.ms/tcZoYF

Soliciting crimes against nature

Pender County NC sheriff’s capt found guilty of soliciting crimes against nature, acquitted on prostitution charges [0] http://bit.ly/uFqPyP

Creepy cop behavior

St Albans WV police chief suspended while investigated for sexual harassment, had disciplinary history elsewhere [2] http://bit.ly/sxvI9K

Wells MN cop suspended 2 weeks & must attend alcohol treatment over unspecified “conduct unbecoming” allegations [3] http://bit.ly/vz5Kr4

Beating unarmed citizens and then hiding behind the law

Elizabeth NJ police lose suit for $1.5mil to man claiming cops fractured his skull by pistol-whipping him and then covered it up [3] http://bit.ly/uBDcII

Evergreen AL cop fired on allegations he tasered  a councilman’s sister while she was restrained in chair at station [0] http://bit.ly/tiUugL

Los Vegas NV police & Clark Co NV sued by man attacked & arrested by cop for videotaping police from his own yard [1] http://bit.ly/s2sANE

Boynton Beach FL cop rehired after fired for brutality is fired again in other case, charged for 3rd incident w/cop [0] http://bit.ly/s5vy9K

Forgery

Frankfort NY cop indicted on forgery & official misconduct charges for trying to illegally obtain phone records [1] http://bit.ly/u37QU5

Illegal gun sales

Roseville CA cop subject of fed investigation into alleged illegal gun sales, several other warrants issued in case [1] http://bit.ly/uT15ch

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Slapp’n around the old wife a bit

US Dept of Defense police officer in Washington state was convicted of 1st & 2nd deg assault for throwing his girlfriend out of a 2nd floor window and injuring her. [0] http://bit.ly/tEE87n

Common thief

2 Fort Lauderdale FL cops in “Raiders” unit arrested for allegedly stealing cash & drugs from pain clinic patients [1] http://bit.ly/unuF0i

Houston TX cop gets deferred adjudication in deal for stealing from police union, dad was sentenced in Sept for same[0] http://bit.ly/vN9p04

False arrest

Clermont FL cop fired after probe into allegations he falsely arrested teen on drug charges & lied on report [0] http://sunsent.nl/rr4orx

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Cops are terrified of the evidence…ironic ain’t it?

Weare NH police told people have right to record police by judge dismissing case against man for doing just that [3] http://bit.ly/vNB3uj

Harassment

North Cornwall PA cop charged for allegedly harassing store employee into dropping charges against family member [0] http://bit.ly/rP2rjt

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Loon

Milwaukee WI cop accused of negligence by open carry group for unholstered gun in waistband when it discharged in mall[0] http://bit.ly/uuUdWO

Drunk/drugs

Vermont state trooper gets $500 fine after pleading guilty to DUI charge, resigned after arrest [0] http://bfpne.ws/uPXQOD

Austin TX cop suspended 10 days for letting drunk woman drive away, she later crashed in police parking garage [0] http://bit.ly/szC6Mb

Halton ON cop cited for careless driving after crashing into 2 other cars while transporting suspect [0] http://bit.ly/uU35CC