Last night, I stumbled across an article in the Oklahoman while proofreading (irony, huh) Spencer's post about local news stories. It was the one about the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department having to end their highly publicized, inefficient and lazy tactic of conducting monthly sobriety checkpoints to catch a few drunk drivers and, in the process, harass law-abiding citizens.
Overall, the article wasn't that bad. It provided a fair look at the issue, quoted representatives from the law enforcement and legal professions, and even questioned if the sobriety check points are necessary or effective (they are not). But towards the end, something struck a nerve. Here it is: