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patricia92243

(12,797 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2020, 07:29 AM Mar 2020

"Highway checkpoints in Florida?" I got this in a newsletter from CNN.

What does this mean? People can't get into Florida or can't get out? Sounds like the quarantine they want to do in NY.

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"Highway checkpoints in Florida?" I got this in a newsletter from CNN. (Original Post) patricia92243 Mar 2020 OP

No Chainfire Mar 2020 #1

Like all Russian Repugs - he just wants to blame "people that don't live here". lark Mar 2020 #6

They're screening patients entering the state. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #2

Actually they are working on convincing rubes that Dirty New Yorkers brought this. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #3

S. Ca. So much nicer. Nt safeinOhio Mar 2020 #9

And Louisiana n/t Geechie Mar 2020 #12

They are simply directing automobiles to pass through the truck weigh stations..... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #4

Thank you In_The_Wind Mar 2020 #5

As if stopping traffic on 3 highways means that much. lark Mar 2020 #7

Its not the effort thats judged, its the photo op. marble falls Mar 2020 #8

From the beginng trying to control the message not the disease. Trump style. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #10

McLuhan was right. marble falls Mar 2020 #11

Winner Winner! n/t Geechie Mar 2020 #13

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

1. No

Reply to patricia92243 (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 07:39 AM

Mar 2020

It is posturing. I live near the junction of Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Yesterday, my wife and I went for a Sunday Drive, I crossed the Fl./Ga. line at three different places. I never saw a cop on a 70 mile drive.

It appears that our brilliant governor, has selected two roads to put his "check points" on. There are hundreds of roads that cross state line. (our Northern border is 400 miles wide) The Governor waited way too long to start reasonable actions to control outbreak, so now he is trying to look like he is doing something positive. He is trying to get people's minds off of his Spring break disaster.

lark

(24,043 posts)

6. Like all Russian Repugs - he just wants to blame "people that don't live here".

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 08:54 AM

Mar 2020

He's a fucking idiot, it's already here and spreading and this won't fix it. Testing would help immensely, but repugs don't want that because it will show they created this mess through by sticking their head in the sand and saying no damn virus will hit us Muricans!

TwilightZone

(28,196 posts)

2. They're screening patients entering the state.

Reply to patricia92243 (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 07:46 AM

Mar 2020

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/us/florida-coronavirus-checkpoints-trnd/index.html

gibraltar72

(7,625 posts)

3. Actually they are working on convincing rubes that Dirty New Yorkers brought this.

Reply to patricia92243 (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 07:57 AM

Mar 2020

DeSantis is conditioning them to believe that to cover his abject failure. It's the other thing that Rs always play. He played the Trump game and his state is gonna pay.

safeinOhio

(33,914 posts)

9. S. Ca. So much nicer. Nt

Reply to gibraltar72 (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 09:42 AM

Mar 2020

Geechie

(924 posts)

12. And Louisiana n/t

Reply to gibraltar72 (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 10:01 AM

Mar 2020

A HERETIC I AM

(24,570 posts)

4. They are simply directing automobiles to pass through the truck weigh stations.....

Reply to patricia92243 (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 08:08 AM

Mar 2020

on I-10 near the AL line and apparently near the GA line on 95 & 75 as well.

Here's some footage of what they were doing yesterday near Pensacola;
https://www.wavy.com/video/florida-law-enforcement-checkpoints-at-alabama-florida-border/4437355/

The above footage was included in this post in DU from yesterday;
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213194725

In which I said;

The footage in your link is of a permanent truck weigh station at mile marker 2 on I-10 just west of Pensacola.

And it is clear in the footage that trucks are still using the PrePass system (they are passing the station at speed, on the highway) and they are also crossing the static scale on the north side of the scale house.

The lanes shown where the cars are crossing are on the south side of the scale house, the left hand side is the #2 static scale and the other lane is a bypass lane.

So...even though I guess you could say this is a "checkpoint", it doesn't seem too intrusive and it is for the greater public health.

Frankly, I expect to see more of this nationwide.

And FWIW, MOST of the highways entering Florida have at least an agricultural check station, if not a weigh station also, so for those that think this is easy to get around, yeah, it probably is. For now.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

5. Thank you

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 08:27 AM

Mar 2020

lark

(24,043 posts)

7. As if stopping traffic on 3 highways means that much.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 08:56 AM

Mar 2020

There are so many small roads, no truly motivated person would be stopped by this. More RR lies and nonsense to hide the truth - that is all they have.