Ted Rall for January 11, 2013
January 09, 2013
January 14, 2013
Transcript:
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering allowing cops to draw your blood involuntarily without a warrant to test for drunk driving. For the justices, the problem is that police in rural areas can't get a search warrant for your veins fast enough... what if your blood-alcohol level drops? (Man: Blow.) (Woman: No.) Clearly, your local constable needs the power to hold you down and draw your blood on the side of the freeway. But why stop there? Let's install blood test locking devices on auto ignitions. The car only starts if you're sober. Your car should also test you for drugs. And diseases that impair your mental acuity. and reading ability and I.Q. (Man: I can't go blowing cuz my sentra sez I have early onset Alzheimer's and a 540 english Sat.) Also your DNA. If you test positive for brown skin, cops will pull you over and collect your blood the old-fashioned way.
