Comments on: Simply Outrageous http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Collins http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html/comment-page-1#comment-7497 Jim Collins Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:04:06 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html#comment-7497 <p>So they are calling it a survey now. I wonder what the results would have been if someone "voluntarily" complied and they were over the legal limit? I also fail to see how the data collected at this "checkpoint" could possibly be of any use. The problem I have with surveys and polls are that most people will not give "true" answers. They will give the answers that they think they are supposed to give. </p> So they are calling it a survey now. I wonder what the results would have been if someone “voluntarily” complied and they were over the legal limit? I also fail to see how the data collected at this “checkpoint” could possibly be of any use. The problem I have with surveys and polls are that most people will not give “true” answers. They will give the answers that they think they are supposed to give.

]]> By: Allen http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html/comment-page-1#comment-7496 Allen Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:03:20 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html#comment-7496 <p>There is nothing wrong with wanting to do a survey but I have a hard time believing it's legal for cops to pull over a car without any sort of probable cause. </p> <p>More so I'm troubled by the location. CO 119 is in the mountains. It's a lovely road to drive during the day. But at night I wouldn't care to be on it if I didn't need to be. Anytime law enforcement is pulling someone over they know it's a hazzard. Doing this at night on CO 119 makes it 10, 20, 100 times more so. It's one thing if they're doing it for legit reasons. But for some survey? They want people to risk getting hurt for their survey? </p> <p>And as mentioned, this is all done under the guise of law enforcement but then telling you it's voluntary. That is confusing, at least it would be for me. I know that a breathalyzer test is voluntary. I also know that if I refuse to take it I loose my license for a year (or whatever it is under CO law). I would like to know exactly how they're doing this to make it clear this is for academia and that by voluntary they mean "you can drive away right now without any consequences". I have a feeling they're not doing that.<br /> </p> There is nothing wrong with wanting to do a survey but I have a hard time believing it’s legal for cops to pull over a car without any sort of probable cause.

More so I’m troubled by the location. CO 119 is in the mountains. It’s a lovely road to drive during the day. But at night I wouldn’t care to be on it if I didn’t need to be. Anytime law enforcement is pulling someone over they know it’s a hazzard. Doing this at night on CO 119 makes it 10, 20, 100 times more so. It’s one thing if they’re doing it for legit reasons. But for some survey? They want people to risk getting hurt for their survey?

And as mentioned, this is all done under the guise of law enforcement but then telling you it’s voluntary. That is confusing, at least it would be for me. I know that a breathalyzer test is voluntary. I also know that if I refuse to take it I loose my license for a year (or whatever it is under CO law). I would like to know exactly how they’re doing this to make it clear this is for academia and that by voluntary they mean “you can drive away right now without any consequences”. I have a feeling they’re not doing that.

]]> By: ErikTheRed http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html/comment-page-1#comment-7495 ErikTheRed Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:17:14 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html#comment-7495 <p>Amazing. Shouldn't this be considered illegal detainment?</p> Amazing. Shouldn’t this be considered illegal detainment?

]]> By: Stephen Macklin http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html/comment-page-1#comment-7494 Stephen Macklin Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:39:53 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/10/simply-outrageo.html#comment-7494 <p>I bet all the people who went along and didn't hold out for the $100 are pissed right about now.</p> I bet all the people who went along and didn’t hold out for the $100 are pissed right about now.

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