There's an old saying which always starts with: "There are two kinds of people..." First off, that's a stupid expression since there are in fact not two, or three or four or even five different kinds of people, but over seven billion kinds of people. But for the purposes of this discussion, there are two kinds of people: 1) Those who tend to view pocket knives as weapons, and 2) Those who don't. You ran into the first kind.
And, there seem to be two major ways of addressing these people: 1) Courtesy, empathy, understanding, and respect (even if you don't agree with them); and 2) Disdain, contempt, lack of understanding, and disrespect--be it deliberate or inadvertent. As usual, striking a reasonable balance between 1) and 2) is probably the way to go.
Some people carry what they want when they want and use it when they want. Though the belief in personal freedom is admirable, the lack of self-consciousness or empathy towards others is not. Others prefer a more chameleon-like discretion in terms of what they carry, which is also admirable but can be taken too far if one is too concerned about how others may be reacting.
And, there seem to be two major ways of addressing these people: 1) Courtesy, empathy, understanding, and respect (even if you don't agree with them); and 2) Disdain, contempt, lack of understanding, and disrespect--be it deliberate or inadvertent. As usual, striking a reasonable balance between 1) and 2) is probably the way to go.
Some people carry what they want when they want and use it when they want. Though the belief in personal freedom is admirable, the lack of self-consciousness or empathy towards others is not. Others prefer a more chameleon-like discretion in terms of what they carry, which is also admirable but can be taken too far if one is too concerned about how others may be reacting.
