There should be no reason to search a vehicle at a DWI check point.
In my opinion, it is unprofessional to not return anything to an innocent driver after a search. The officer shouldn't have put the knife in his pocket. I have been searched in Kenner at 3:30 am, just cause they thought I was drinking, but I was on my way to work in Venice. The officer asked if I was drinking, I said no. He asked if I had weapons on me and I said a pocket knife. He asked which pocket, I told him, he took it out and put it on the hood of the truck. After realizing I was not drinking, he returned the knife and I asked why he stopped me. He said I was weaving all over the interstate. I mentioned that I was not, I made sure I was folllowing the speed limit and driving as well as I could, after seeing a state police car coming on the interstate. He bowed up and said I was weaving, I said O.K., didn't want a ticket and didn't want to get arrested. They can stop you for what they want. You have no choice but to stop and comply with *** they want. But they are professionals, they get paid to do what they do. If they take your knife, they should return it. Do you think it is O.K. for a doctor to leave any medical tools in you after surgery???
Paid professionals should do their job correctly.
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