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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

THIS IS HOW U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS STOP YOUR CAR AND TEST YOUR BREATH WITHOUT CONSENT

 
Some drivers along a busy Fort Worth, Texas,  street on Friday were stopped at a police roadblock and directed into a parking lot, where they were asked by federal contractors for samples of their breath, saliva and even blood.
 
It was part of a government research study aimed at determining the number of drunken or drug-impaired drivers.
 
"It just doesn't seem right that you can be forced off the road when you're not doing anything wrong," said Kim Cope, who said she was on her lunch break when she was forced to pull over at the roadblock on Beach Street in North Fort Worth.
 
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is spending $7.9 million on the survey over three years, said participation was "100 percent voluntary" and anonymous.
 
But Cope said it didn't feel voluntary to her -- despite signs saying it was."I gestured to the guy in front that I just wanted to go straight, but he wouldn't let me and forced me into a parking spot," she said.
 
Once parked, she couldn't believe what she was asked next."They were asking for cheek swabs," she said. "They would give $10 for that. Also, if you let them take your blood, they would pay you $50 for that."
 
At the very least, she said, they wanted to test her breath for alcohol.
 
She said she felt trapped.
 
"I finally did the Breathalyzer test just because I thought that would be the easiest way to leave," she said, adding she received no money.
 
Fort Worth police earlier said they could not immediately find any record of officer involvement but police spokesman Sgt. Kelly Peel said Tuesday that the department's Traffic Division coordinated with the NHTSA on the use of off-duty officers after the agency asked for help with the survey.
 
"You can't just be pulled over randomly or for no reason," said attorney Frank Colosi.
 
He also noted the fine print on a form given to drivers informs them their breath was tested by "passive alcohol sensor readings before the consent process has been completed."
 
"They're essentially lying to you when they say it's completely voluntary, because they're testing you at that moment," Colosi said.
 
He also questioned the results of the "voluntary" survey -- speculating that drivers who had been drinking or using drugs would be more inclined to simply decline to participate.


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http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/North-Texas-Drivers-Stopped-at-Roadblock-Asked-for-Saliva-Blood-232438621.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DFWBrand&utm_content=buffer87aa1&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

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