re: Just got through an inspection checkpoint, how are these constitutional again?

A friend of mine was driving under the speed limit down a 4 lane highway at night (Burbank as it curves away from Highland, heading towards LSU).

A lane was blocked off in that curve, so he was in the left, which was the only lane open. Tahoe hauled arse up behind him, flashed his brights. So my friend speeds up a bit and when the right lane is open he gets over into it. Tahoe changes lanes with him, turns on the light bar, writes him a ticket for speeding.

You can't trust cops to be good or honest people, and you shouldn't have to be subjected to an illegal stop just because the vocal minority are afraid of drunk drivers.