the Southern California immigration coalition and the south-central neighborhood Council claim that the DUI checkpoints are strategically placed in and around Hispanic communities to "target working class people, undocumented immigrants, that do not have a license but are really just abiding the law otherwise and are not drunk."
"in one impound, four cars were impounded because of drunk driving and 60 cars were impounded because they lack of a license..."
The LAPD and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said that the "DUI checkpoints are used to prevent people from driving under the influence of alcohol."
I would be very interested in seeing the actual numbers however, if their claims are true and 60 cars were impounded because of the lack of a drivers license... that sends a message right there.
however, as per the comment above from the coalition, I guess in their views we shouldn't have any laws because they just a meaningless inconvenience.
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