I thought the whole point of the thread was this:
I live in a supremely shitty area (Detroit. Real Detroit, not Metro Detroit, but really in Detroit.) So I want a bigger knife, more apt to self defense than anything else. I am acutely aware of the fact that more people are murdered in detroit than soldiers die in afghanistan.
So self defense is my main concern, in honesty.
So you are looking for a self defense knife. All I did is point out that carrying a knife for self defense is stupid.... which it is.
Just get a knife you can carry for utility primarily. If you happened to need to poke a hobo, I'm sure anything you choose will work.
I also went on to say that I use it every day also. Any decent knife would work for most edc purposes. A box cutter could work for most thing except food prep.
My piint was that I want one that is good for edc, which is a relatively low standard, that can work for self defense, which is a relatively high standard.
But either way I'm not here to argue whether or not having a knife that you would use for self defense instead of your fists is a good or bad idea. I'm here for some input on what a good knife would be to fit my purposes.
I don't have a cpl, and I wouldn't be able to carry at work anyways knife is the next best, and legal thing to have.