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Dear Readers, we received the expanded list (from 30 locations last month to 60 locations this month) of roadblock locations from the Florida Highway Patrol, but the cover sheet appears to be missing.

I’ve taken the liberty of recreating what it must have said:

FROM: DHSMV, Florida Highway Patrol, Troop A, Panama City, FL.
TO: All concerned with making darn sure it is beaten into the citizenry that driving is a privilege, not a right.

RE: Roadblock issues

Troop A Commandos,

As was recently noted in The News Herald of Panama City, we have a Supreme Court-ordered duty to notify citizens ahead of time of where we plan to conduct roadblocks.

The article noted that while we use to limit those to four or five locations a month, we now routinely list 30 or so places where we might be during any given month between the hours of sunrise and sunset.

One of our astute leaders looked at the map of these potential locations and had to agree with the News Herald’s assessment: The 30 roads comprised nearly all the roads in the county in one form or another, nearly guaranteeing any driver might fall into our grips.

We also agree this is not acceptable. You will note that the list of potential roadblock locations for next month has been doubled to 60, to close those loopholes and better ensure no one can travel about freely without fear of interrogation from someone with a badge and a gun.

Because we can’t be everywhere at once, we’ve listed 30 locations where we might be between sunset and noon, and 30 more where we might be between noon and sunsent. We are not attaching a map this month since this essentially encompasses the entire county.

Enjoy using your right to remind folks how lucky they are to have privileges.

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