Do you carry Pocket Knife with u?

I'm absolutely FLABBERGASTED at this thread...

This should be reported and deleted. Why the hell are any of you carrying knives. Some of those knives you've posted are serious weapons that wouldn't look out of place in a gangster movie.

Do you have any idea how dangerous and what risks you're all taking? Most stab victims are stabbed with their own knifes.

I'm absolutely speechless to say anymore. Disgusting.
 
fluidedge said:
I'm absolutely FLABBERGASTED at this thread...

This should be reported and deleted. Why the hell are any of you carrying knives. Some of those knives you've posted are serious weapons that wouldn't look out of place in a gangster movie.

Do you have any idea how dangerous and what risks you're all taking? Most stab victims are stabbed with their own knifes.

I'm absolutely speechless to say anymore. Disgusting.
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I'm not too sure if you're joking or not? If you're not joking, you sound like you read the Daily Mail...
 
fluidedge said:
I'm absolutely FLABBERGASTED at this thread...

This should be reported and deleted. Why the hell are any of you carrying knives. Some of those knives you've posted are serious weapons that wouldn't look out of place in a gangster movie.

Do you have any idea how dangerous and what risks you're all taking? Most stab victims are stabbed with their own knifes.

I'm absolutely speechless to say anymore. Disgusting.
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There are no rules being broken here, just a simple discussion. Don't forget we have several gun threads here as well.

I carry a tiny swiss army knife on my keychain that has my name on it. I had an uncle who carried a larger knife around with him, but he was a handyman kind of guy. To be honest it's a fairly practical thing to have on you.
 
kainjow said:
There are no rules being broken here, just a simple discussion. Don't forget we have several gun threads here as well.

I carry a tiny swiss army knife on my keychain that has my name on it. I had an uncle who carried a larger knife around with him, but he was a handyman kind of guy. To be honest it's a fairly practical thing to have on you.
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Tell that to my friend who was stabbed 2 years ago by some s**t carrying a knife just like the ones being posted on this thread. Only you can't tell him unfortunately. He's dead.

There is a growing problem of youths carrying knifes and the whole gang culture thing in the UK and elsewhere around the world i just dont think this is a suitable thread for a Mac forum. No one needs to carry a knife much less one that looks as "professional" and offensive as that. These knives were designed for one purpose and i'm sorry but it ain't to cut bits of string you might come across on your daily rounds.
 
fluidedge said:
I'm absolutely FLABBERGASTED at this thread...

This should be reported and deleted. Why the hell are any of you carrying knives. Some of those knives you've posted are serious weapons that wouldn't look out of place in a gangster movie.

Do you have any idea how dangerous and what risks you're all taking? Most stab victims are stabbed with their own knifes.

I'm absolutely speechless to say anymore. Disgusting.
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My screwdrivers have stabbed more people than my knives. Your point?
 
fluidedge said:
Tell that to my friend who was stabbed 2 years ago by some s**t carrying a knife just like the ones being posted on this thread. Only you can't tell him unfortunately. He's dead.

There is a growing problem of youths carrying knifes and the whole gang culture thing in the UK and elsewhere around the world i just dont think this is a suitable thread for a Mac forum. No one needs to carry a knife much less one that looks as "professional" and offensive as that. These knives were designed for one purpose and i'm sorry but it ain't to cut bits of string you might come across on your daily rounds.
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kinves are mere tools to help people with their lives. whether it be hiking, cutting up malicious things, and what not. they are tools, and nothing more

however its up to the people who possess these knives who decide what they do with it. whether it be to kill or save a life. you can't control what people do with knives. but hope that the person holding that knife is a responsible person and takes responsible for his/her actions invovling the knife

i have a knife. i only use it for recreation things or when needed. never had i used it against or towards a person. i know a friend who saved a persons life by making a cut in someones chest to relieve some sort of blood pressure buildup in him. knives are used for many reason. just need to use them properly and responsiblitiy
 
fluidedge said:
Tell that to my friend who was stabbed 2 years...

...These knives were designed for one purpose and i'm sorry but it ain't to cut bits of string you might come across on your daily rounds.
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Sorry about your friend, but you're being ridiculous. A friend of mine died in a motorcycle accident. A close friend of my mother's got run over while she was crossing the street. Should we outlaw cars or ban anyone from talking about them on this forum because they have taken lives?

Besides, the knife I carry has a 3" blade. It's not made for killing anything.
 
thomahawk said:
kinves are mere tools to help people with their lives.

*SNIP*
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I just finished typing basically the same thing, always just that bit too slow...

Anyway, thats exactly how I feel, my knife, admittedly with screw drivers, file and other bits attached, has got me through many problems. When my tool kit is unavailable, or when I'm out in a car broken down and need to reattach some random widget, so incredibly useful.
 
IgnatiusTheKing said:
Sorry about your friend, but you're being ridiculous. A friend of mine died in a motorcycle accident. A close friend of my mother's got run over while she was crossing the street. Should we outlaw cars or ban anyone from talking about them on this forum because they have taken lives?

Besides, the knife I carry has a 3" blade. It's not made for killing anything.
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3" is more than enough to kill anything. I'm not saying it should never be discussed i just don't think people showing off the knives they carry is at all suitable. There really is no need to carry a knife. If anyone reading this thread decides to go out and buy a knife tomorrow on the back of this and thengod forbid has an accident with it (or worse) then it would be a tragedy.
 
fluidedge said:
3" is more than enough to kill anything. I'm not saying it should never be discussed i just don't think people showing off the knives they carry is at all suitable. There really is no need to carry a knife. If anyone reading this thread decides to go out and buy a knife tomorrow on the back of this and thengod forbid has an accident with it (or worse) then it would be a tragedy.
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If it's not discussed does that make it go away? No.
 
I used to carry around a small one-inch one; usually for opening things or cutting up food when I didn't have a table knife. It was extremely useful, but I lost it a while back. I've been meaning to pick up a new one, though.
 
fluidedge said:
Tell that to my friend who was stabbed 2 years ago by some s**t carrying a knife just like the ones being posted on this thread. Only you can't tell him unfortunately. He's dead.

There is a growing problem of youths carrying knifes and the whole gang culture thing in the UK and elsewhere around the world i just dont think this is a suitable thread for a Mac forum. No one needs to carry a knife much less one that looks as "professional" and offensive as that. These knives were designed for one purpose and i'm sorry but it ain't to cut bits of string you might come across on your daily rounds.
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I'm curious. What do you believe is the "one purpose" that these "professional" and "offensive" knives are designed for?

Here's the Fire Department version of the knife I posted: (Actually, much bigger, mine is 3".)

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Here's the Emergency Services version:

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Purpose is in the eye of the beholder.
 
fluidedge said:
If anyone reading this thread decides to go out and buy a knife tomorrow on the back of this and thengod forbid has an accident with it (or worse) then it would be a tragedy.
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To be honest, if someone does have an accident, or worse, they haven't taken the right precautions, and most of all, haven't been taught how to use the tool. It's no different to someone buying a table saw and promptly removing a hand, or even using a hack saw and taking a chunk out of a finger (which I've seen). It's a tool, that just happens to be sharp.

Sadly, it's also used by the scum of the earth for things a tool should never be used for, as are many other things :(
 
fluidedge said:
3" is more than enough to kill anything. I'm not saying it should never be discussed i just don't think people showing off the knives they carry is at all suitable. There really is no need to carry a knife. If anyone reading this thread decides to go out and buy a knife tomorrow on the back of this and thengod forbid has an accident with it (or worse) then it would be a tragedy.
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The one I posted has nearly a 4" blade, and I have found that it is not big enough from time to time in my work ... I don't carry it everywhere I go, there is no need, I only carry it to work and have used it enough times to dull it several times.

A knife is a tool, and there are plenty of good reasons to have one.
 
What i am noticing here is a mild clash of cultural and sociological norm. While in the UK stating that you are carrying a knife is very unusual and so anybody carrying one is stigmatized with the "thug or criminal" title (currently it is against the law to carry a knife in the UK, excluding camping and similar situations). However, in many other countries it is very common and in some countries it is even a tradition to carry a knife (i think in Yaman and in some of the Persian Gulf countries it is a tradition).

Considering in the U.S it is very common in many states to own a gun, then knives are no difference, and this is why for many in this thread it is very normal to discuss this issue.
 
fluidedge said:
I'm absolutely FLABBERGASTED at this thread...

This should be reported and deleted. Why the hell are any of you carrying knives. Some of those knives you've posted are serious weapons that wouldn't look out of place in a gangster movie.

Do you have any idea how dangerous and what risks you're all taking? Most stab victims are stabbed with their own knifes.

I'm absolutely speechless to say anymore. Disgusting.
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Hear hear. But thankfully anyone in the UK carrying one is pretty fudged anyways - http://www.goxplore.net/guides/Knife_law_%28UK%29.

And yes I've had a knife put on me before by some little scrotes. But I reported them to the police and that was that.
 
fluidedge said:
No one needs to carry a knife much less one that looks as "professional" and offensive as that.
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Ah, the Nanny State mindset. People are stabbed with their own knives because they don't know how to use them. Ergo, become a "professional" in the use of your equipment and your problems will significantly diminish. You wouldn't drive a car on the highway the first time you get behind the wheel - the same is true of the knife I carry in the "real world" and the several varieties of firearms that I've been trained to use in my "working world".

I have never pulled my knife on a person. That said, if I had to for some absurd reason, I am confident that I have the skills to use it with without causing harm to myself or a bystander. As others have said, it's a tool. The way you use it is up to you.
 
u49aa2 said:
What i am noticing here is a mild clash of cultural and sociological norm. While in the UK stating that you are carrying a knife is very unusual and so anybody carrying one is stigmatized with the "thug or criminal" title (currently it is against the law to carry a knife in the UK, excluding camping and similar situations). However, in many other countries it is very common and in some countries it is even a tradition to carry a knife (i think in Yaman and in some of the Persian Gulf countries it is a tradition).

Considering in the U.S it is very common in many states to own a gun, then knives are no difference, and this is why for many in this thread it is very normal to discuss this issue.
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Well, I think there's a general level of misunderstanding as well. Take, for example, the following post:

fluidedge said:
There is a growing problem of youths carrying knifes and the whole gang culture thing in the UK and elsewhere around the world i just dont think this is a suitable thread for a Mac forum. No one needs to carry a knife much less one that looks as "professional" and offensive as that. These knives were designed for one purpose and i'm sorry but it ain't to cut bits of string you might come across on your daily rounds.
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Take the knife I first posted. This knife no longer suits my purposes because this is exactly the type of reaction it elicits, particularly from Brits. Something as simple as changing the color of the knife handle and suddenly, this is no longer a scary knife and the perceived purpose changes. Why is that?

In reality, the purpose of the knife is the same. The form doesn't change between the knife marketed towards firefighters, medics, other emergency rescue personnel and soldiers. Why? Because the usage is the same. Cutting things need cutting.

If you're a person who carries a knife because he uses it on a fairly regular basis, your knife is not a weapon. When I was a soldier, they gave us firearms for that.

Anyway, my next general purpose knife probably isn't going to be another chisel ground tanto blade. All the American manufacturers seem to put the grind on the wrong side. I blame Ernest Emerson.
 
Usually have my regular sized Swiss Army Knife on me, but I always have my mini one attached to my keychain.

I am a big fan of having my knife on me all the time. Immensely useful and has gotten me out of a few jams as well! (some people don't carry knives to avoid tragic accidents, I carry one to prevent them).
 
I carry the standard small Swiss Army knife on my keychain. It's so handy and has served me well in all kinds of situations. The one I carry now actually has a ball point pin on one end. Pretty cool. The problem is that you have to remember to take it off the keychain when going to a place that where it will be confiscated. I've lost more than one knife in the airport or the courthouse when I forgot to take it off my keychain. :(
 
fluidedge said:
I'm absolutely FLABBERGASTED at this thread...

This should be reported and deleted. Why the hell are any of you carrying knives. Some of those knives you've posted are serious weapons that wouldn't look out of place in a gangster movie.

Do you have any idea how dangerous and what risks you're all taking? Most stab victims are stabbed with their own knifes.

I'm absolutely speechless to say anymore. Disgusting.
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Tell that to my friend who was stabbed 2 years ago by some s**t carrying a knife just like the ones being posted on this thread. Only you can't tell him unfortunately. He's dead.

There is a growing problem of youths carrying knifes and the whole gang culture thing in the UK and elsewhere around the world i just dont think this is a suitable thread for a Mac forum. No one needs to carry a knife much less one that looks as "professional" and offensive as that. These knives were designed for one purpose and i'm sorry but it ain't to cut bits of string you might come across on your daily rounds.
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3" is more than enough to kill anything. I'm not saying it should never be discussed i just don't think people showing off the knives they carry is at all suitable. There really is no need to carry a knife. If anyone reading this thread decides to go out and buy a knife tomorrow on the back of this and thengod forbid has an accident with it (or worse) then it would be a tragedy.
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I laughed really hard when I was reading this.

I mean, this guy can't be serious, right?
 
Forgot to mention...here's the knife I have by my bedside...just in case.

(And no, I've never "accidentally" stabbed myself or anyone else with it)

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