D.C. seals off neighborhoods via checkpoints

[KBCraig]

I included the titles of the linked articles at the end. Glorious gun-free, crime-free District of Columbia!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24970227/

D.C. Police To Set Up Safety Checkpoints In Violent Neighborhoods
WRC-TV
updated 12:54 p.m. CT, Wed., June. 4, 2008

WASHINGTON - D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Police Chief Cathy Lanier announced Wednesday that police will have the authority to set up safety checkpoints in neighborhoods where violent crime is considered a significant problem. In addition to the Neighborhood Safety Zones initiative, Fenty and Lanier announced that four more neighborhoods will be included in the Focused Improvement Area initiative.

"The residents of the District of Columbia depend on their government to keep the city where they live, work and play safe," Fenty said. "These initiatives allow us to deploy tools we already have available in a targeted way to have the greatest impact."

Safety zones will be established when a district commander presents evidence like intelligence, violent crime data and police reports that shows a trend of violent crime in a neighborhood. Once approved by Lanier, the safety zones will be effective for a maximum of 10 days.

Public safety checks will be established along main thoroughfares. People driving into the neighborhoods could be asked to show proof of residence in the neighborhood or explain why they are entering the neighborhood. Pedestrians will not be subject to the checks.

"The Neighborhood Safety Zones is just another tool MPD will employ to stop crime before it happens," Lanier said. "The Neighborhood Safety Zone initiative will help residents terrorized by violent crime to take back their neighborhoods."

Such initiatives have been accepted by federal courts as legitimate and constitutional law enforcement practices.

The first safety zone will be established in the Trinidad neighborhood next week.

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[Puke]

Sounds like Iraq.   

[Porcupine_in_MA]

Ahhhhh freedom.

[coffeeseven]

Brent Johnson always said we were headed for internal checkpoints.

[Porcupine_in_MA]

So have I. So have a lot of folk. Its a natural progression to the total police state.

[J’raxis 270145]

Sealing off ghettos, mm?

[kola]

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