April 14, 2005 Homeland Security Checkpoint Stop
The first time I was stopped at a Homeland Security Checkpoint was on April 14, 2005. Having been stopped and arrested at an illegal joint task force roadblock conducted by tribal police, U.S. Customs, and the Border Patrol several years earlier - merely for asking a few questions, I always make sure to carry a camera with me when traveling along this road.
After the 2002 arrest, I fought the
More..charges in court and had them dismissed 'with prejudice'. I then sued the tribal police for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in federal court. That case is currently in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals with details available at:
http://checkpointusa.org/roadblock/roadblock.html
On the day of this video, I wasn't expecting to be stopped at a checkpoint but my camera allowed me to record the details of the stop. A complete write-up of the 2005 incident is available at:
http://checkpointusa.org/DHS/DHSroadblock.htm Less..
Added: Jan 7 2009 In: citizen_journalism
Recorded on: Apr 14 2005
By: CheckpointUSA
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As an American, you are an Idiot. First of all if you have nothing to hide then let them ask and answer the questions. You came off as an asshole in this video. Poeple like u deserve the full border patrol treatment, because you think that the security of the rest of the citizens of America is a joke. You wouldnt give a F*ck when Americans are killed and you would site the Constitution for your own benefit when it serves u best.
What a LMOH!!
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "GMAN95" (R)
i agree gman...if that were me, those cops would of been done with me by the 3:00 mark
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "Damnpothead" (R)
What a LMOH!!
no you are an idiot, don't you know they are violating Posse Comitatus . This an attack on civil libertly, these isnt being an asshole for nothing.
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "BoguS_SA" (R)
What a LMOH!!
no you are an idiot, don't you know they are violating Posse Comitatus . This an attack on civil libertly, these isnt being an asshole for nothing.
google Posse Comitatus if you dont know what it is. A shame if you don't for its the people who need to uphold the constitution so that goverment doesnt get too powerful, dont u seee the potential abuse?
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "BoguS_SA" (R)
You must live in southern Arizona.
So you must know of the MASSIVE amount of illegal immigrants and drug traffickers that pass through southern Arizona.
You must work in Arizona so you HAD to have seen the MASSIVE number of illegal workers here in various businesses. You would have seen the change in the construction workforce these past 20 years and the wages barely move. Try being a contractor. The amount of illegal workers was absurd. Nor is there any draw from our youth for apprenticeship from these folks.
The rest hung out at any Home Depot or such by the dozens looking for cash work.
The Mayday strike/protest, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the economy has changed much of that in Maricopa County these past years.
Good job Sherrif Joe.
I went javelina hunting near Arivaca recently.
The desert is covered for miles with trash form these folks. This is 20 miles from the border and 15 miles from the freeway in the middle of nowhere.
Every night 5-6 pickup trucks loaded to the brim with people, front and back, would pass our camp with the lights out in pitch dark.
That stop was no different than a border patrol checkpoint which are all over that area.
These folks need to be out there and you should be THANKING them.
I think you are a bit obnoxious and antagonistic.
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "Azufa" (R)
What a LMOH!!
you are an idiot ...from the perpective of a citizen that had to fight and put his life on the line to take our civil rights back from the CIA tyrant we got for 20 years here in Chile is extremly pathetic see you and other like your give your rights away in post of a illusion of security...
you wanna solve your borders problems...easy ...PROTECT YOUR BORDER !!!...also demand that the companies that ooutsource the job to Mexico pay just salaries and stop child labor....create an efective immigration process incentiving the companies that hire local labor instead to the ones that hire under the table....
THAT IT .....why take the arrasement of undercollege moron that can barely spell their own names ????
Free yourself .....support Ron Paul... pathetic USA citizen !!!...pfffff
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "yaleoo" (R)
Just show your license and get on with it. What an idiot.
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "1949bboy" (R)
My friend you are a ******* full bred ass hole. Get a life. As a matter of fact why don't you pack your bags and buy a one way ticket out of this country. You ******* liberals make me sick. Actually I hope some of the heroin that makes it to the US gets into your kids arm. Better yet I hope that illegal alien that made it through that checkpoint slaughters your whole family for a plasma TV and gameboy. If we're lucky maybe Muhammad can sneak an explosive device through that checkpoint and blow it up in your kids school. By the way did you ever serve any time in the Armed Services defending those rights you abuse? If you want I'll be driving by a VA cemetary tomorrow. I'd be more than happy to piss on one of the graves for you. I'm only a 1 hour drive from Ground Zero. I'll throw down an American flag and shit on it if you want. You are a traitor to this country. A defiant piece of shit.
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "wolfhounds1" (R)
What a LMOH!!
How are they providing "security" by asking everyone that pulls up they're a US citizen? That proves what? Absolutely nothing.
My main problem is that this is 40 miles into the US not on the US border where you'd expect them to ask these questions.
You state he sites the constitution for his own benefit. GMAN that's what it's there for.
From my own experience, about 10 years ago I was in South Padre Island off the the coast of Texas. I hit one of these so called Immigration points 40 or so miles inside the US. Just so eveyone know South Padre is part of Texas not Mexico so I never left the USA.
The agent stopped me asked me the are you a citizen question to which I replied yes. Then he "asked" to search my trunk. I asked him why and he verbally assulted me with "if you don't we know your hiding something and we're going to pull your car apart."
That wouldn't happend today partially due to people like Checkpoint USA, I now know they're full of BS and like to push you into submission.
If they can do this 40 miles in, then why not 400 or 4000. Why not have checkpoints all across the USA, there are plenty of illegals is Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, New York.
Posted Jan-8-2009 by "sftech" (R)
Agreed, give them hell.
Does anyone know the outcome?
Posted Jan-8-2009 by "sftech" (R)
you are a dumbass.....yeah its a real good idea to be a smartass at a check point....your dumbass deserved to get arrested.....
Posted Jan-18-2009 by "joejoebinks123" (R)
Agreed, give them hell.
Does anyone know the outcome?
They let him continue on his way. They have always let him continue on his way. I believe this is because he is not doing anything unlawful at this type of checkpoint, therefore they have no lawful reason to detain him any further.
Posted Mar-4-2009 by "Pafoofnik1" (R)