Do people try to remove your knives from your pocket without asking?

The only person who has tried is allowed, my fiance. She has done it a few times, and only when she needed a knife. She is basically the only person allowed inside that personal zone without permission anyway, so no it has not happened to me.
 
I have never had it happen to me but I think that is because my guard is always up, though it did happen to my girlfriend. I got her a G-10 leek for christmas that she was carrying on new years eve and at the end of the night when we were saying goodbye to everyone some jackass pulled it out of her pocket in front of me. He has been the only person who has seen the speed and loud click of a EKI commander in a threatening manor.
 
The only time that happened to me was when a cop walked up to me in a bar and grabbed my Buck 110 off my belt sheath. I turned around, saw it was a cop, and put my hands down.
The cop looked like he wasn't old enough to shave yet. I told him, "If you keep doing that, you're going to get hurt real bad one day."
The cop said, "Are you threatening me?"
I said , "No, giving you some very sound advice."
His partner gave me my knife back and they went away.
I didn't read anything in the paper about him, so maybe he learned something.
 
Never twice. Come to think of it, not once. Who are you hanging out with?
 
Alright, so different question for you guys then: how do most of your friends/easy acquaintances know you? As a slightly threatening, standoffish person you wouldn't want to mess with? A recluse? A normal guy that doesn't let anyone get within a 3' bubble of them?

Thing is, I never really have violent interactions, because when it gets near that point, the person realizes that I'm no pushover. But normally, I try to be an affable, gregarious, and vibrant guy, and I think I do it rather effectively, but when it comes time for something to happen, the wolves lope off to the shadows...

People do sometimes get close to me, as I like to talk at length, but I am always tactically aware, with my radar doing a constant sweep of my surroundings, including behind me, and my focus is always moving but at the ready for anyone I engage in close quarters interactions with. When I'm talking with someone, I find it hard to have conversations at 3 feet, 2 feet makes more sense to me, especially when I'm sitting down in a classroom or in a cafeteria, it sort of is hard to not have people nearby, e.g., you tell a person no, you can't sit there and someone else comes in, the class is full, you're sitting with a large group of friends..?

So question is guys: what is your normal comfort zone- 3,4,10 feet? And how often do you interact with people you don't know for extended periods? Do you ever encounter problems setting the comfort zone? Are any of you guys active on the mating scene, and if so, how do you handle it? I feel that a lot of advice is good, but it is more oriented to established early forties and older with an established social circle where anyone outside doesn't feel obligated to be included. In my case, I don't have an established career, family, and friends (they're always graduating, leaving, etc.), and so I have to leave some fluidity to allow new friends, romances, and career opportunities open. Do you have any advice for seeming normal, open to new experiences, and non-threatening? Or is it all part and parcel? I might get some advice later this month (one of the hottest and coolest women I ever met told me after we went back to her place for the first time that she wouldn't have let me in had she not had a gun there...:thumbup: I'm going to see her for a bit this summer :D:D)
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Only members of my family are allowed to take anything from my body. And even they do this when I am aware of this, and simply have my hand dirty and occupied so I can't give them my knife.

I can hardly image that stranger or person I know and I'm not very close with do such thing.
 
Even if someone asks to borrow my knife, I have to ask them what they're going to cut with it and don't try to take it out of my site.
 
I'm really glad thats never happened to me, as I carry a waved Delica and that would put a mighty deep hole in my leg. some of my friends are stupid, but I dont know anyone that stupid.
 
I've never had anyone stupid enough to attempt removing a knife from my pocket. If it did happen, I would probably take a defensive posture, and then apologize for knocking the idiot on his ass...
 
If it was a stranger trying to get things from my pocket, I'd call it an assault.

If it was a friend or co-worker trying to get things from my pocket. I'd grab their hand and hold it in my pocket, thrust my pelvis and scream, "YES! YES! YOU'RE SO GOOD! YES!"
Eventually, they'll recoil their hand in horror and not do it again. Nor will they ever be able to get memory out of their head.
 
Very strange question! :eek:

Friends of mine would NEVER do it because of decency and respect!

Strangers should/would never do because of a likely possible ko! :grumpy: :D
 
Not ever. And since two of my pockets usually contain firearms, attempting to reach into any of them would be met with a significantly violent response.
 
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