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Local Cops Want Ability to Draw Citizens' Blood Year-round

• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Adan Salazar

During a "no refusal" traffic stop, police can forcibly extract blood or breath samples against a person's will after that person refuses sobriety tests.

APD officers overcome constitutional objections by obtaining warrants, attempting to give the invasive procedures an air of legitimacy.

Attorney Jamie Balagia, who specializes in DWI cases, says he's never seen a judge deny a "no refusal" warrant, and that "no refusal" essentially amounts to police telling the public, "We're going to take your blood no matter what you do."

"I've never seen a judge say no" to a blood draw warrant, Balagia admitted to The Fix in 2012. "Why not have a chimpanzee rubber-stamp these warrants? Because they are not turning down or rejecting any of them."