US Border Patrol "interior checkpoints"
Posted by LionelHutz 11 years, 2 months ago to Government
So, while driving around in Texas this past weekend I stumbled across a surprise that got me thinking.
The surprise was a Border Patrol checkpoint, arrayed with a mass of cameras and who knows what other sensors, as well as K9 units.
The location: near Sarita TX, on HWY 77, between Corpus Christi and Brownsville.
Mapquest says Sarita is 100.33 miles away from Brownsville, which is on the border.
Don't take this as a knock against the Border Patrol. They've got a legitimate job to do. I'm just incredulous that we're bothering to call them the "Border" Patrol if they're allowed to operate this far inside the interior. I'm also highly suspicious that the electronic gear they've got surrounding this checkpoint is being used for purposes other than securing a border.
The surprise was a Border Patrol checkpoint, arrayed with a mass of cameras and who knows what other sensors, as well as K9 units.
The location: near Sarita TX, on HWY 77, between Corpus Christi and Brownsville.
Mapquest says Sarita is 100.33 miles away from Brownsville, which is on the border.
Don't take this as a knock against the Border Patrol. They've got a legitimate job to do. I'm just incredulous that we're bothering to call them the "Border" Patrol if they're allowed to operate this far inside the interior. I'm also highly suspicious that the electronic gear they've got surrounding this checkpoint is being used for purposes other than securing a border.
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- 1Posted by $ johnrobert2 11 years, 2 months agoThere is another at about the same distance between Edinburg and Falfurrias on US 281. I pass though it several times a year when returning from visiting my brother. There is a reason the checkpoints are so sophisticated. The criminals who utilize them are growing more sophisticated in their methods of circumventing and 'spoofing' them.| Permalink
