Hilariously insane knife paranoia !

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wizrd

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A friend called Friday, to tell me that his son, who is away at school, just had a small Case trapper confiscated from him after a dorm inspection. The knife in question was given by my friend to his son several months ago. School authorities told him the knife would be stored, and returned to him when he leaves school at the end of the semester.

The institute of higher education (?) in this story is the C. I. A. , no, not the Langley, VA. CIA, but the Culinary Institute of America, located in the Hudson Valley of upstate NY. Their sole purpose for existence is the training of potential gourmet Chef's, to man the kitchens of the world's finest restaurants.
Every student on this campus carrys with them, from class to class, building to building, their own personal knife roll, consisting of the finest sabatiers, boning knives, filet knives, parers, etc., that a chef could ever want or need. These knife rolls are their constant companions, the finest knives, honed to razor sharpness, kept in a constant state of readiness to accomplish their given tasks. These knives are also kept in their dorms as their personal property.

My fiiend was laughing so hard, he amost wet himself.
 
Sometimes logic is not the motivation for rules/laws.

At least your friend will get the knife back. My real concern would be the circumstances leading to a "dorm inspection" intrusive enough to make this discovery...
 
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My real concern would be the circumstances leading to a "dorm inspection" intrusive enough to make this discovery...
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Wondering the same thing. I would NOT be ok with this. It has no place in a college level institution unless it was provoked (drugs, underage drinking, etc).

It does seem rather stupid they would confiscate a slip joint pocket knife when they're in a school dedicated to cooking and using knives. Are they not allowed to have knives that fold or what?
 
So sad and so funny. Glad I never had a dorm inspection like that, although maybe I could have claimed my khukri was for chopping vegetables...
 
Cmon guys we've all seen Halloween right?? Michael Myers didn't kill all those people with a butcher knife, he used his case trapper! Imagine what would of happened to the poor guy had it been a peanut instead of a trapper I bet he'd be in jail right now. The school must of been concerned for his safety, That if he decided to go on a stabbing spree that knife may fold on his fingers, so they confiscated it to ensure all his fingers stay intact in the event of a stabbing spree. LOL some people
 
wizrd said:
A friend called Friday, to tell me that his son, who is away at school, just had a small Case trapper confiscated from him after a dorm inspection. The knife in question was given by my friend to his son several months ago. School authorities told him the knife would be stored, and returned to him when he leaves school at the end of the semester.

The institute of higher education (?) in this story is the C. I. A. , no, not the Langley, VA. CIA, but the Culinary Institute of America, located in the Hudson Valley of upstate NY. Their sole purpose for existence is the training of potential gourmet Chef's, to man the kitchens of the world's finest restaurants.
Every student on this campus carrys with them, from class to class, building to building, their own personal knife roll, consisting of the finest sabatiers, boning knives, filet knives, parers, etc., that a chef could ever want or need. These knife rolls are their constant companions, the finest knives, honed to razor sharpness, kept in a constant state of readiness to accomplish their given tasks. These knives are also kept in their dorms as their personal property.

My fiiend was laughing so hard, he amost wet himself.
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Oh jesus that's funny. :eek: :D

It's not uncommon for people (including a lot of restaurant workers) to lose their minds over someone carrying a swiss army knife, even though they use cleavers and a wide variety of chef's knives on a day-to-day basis. People are strange, man... :rolleyes:
 
Guys, I think it is obvious that they were worried that he would use one of the blades on the Case in meat prep and the other for veggies.
This would present a clear risk for food contami... nope, can't say it with a straight face. :p

That's is ridiculous.
 
That's too funny! At C.I.A of all places! I got stopped at my wifes culinary school when I dropped by one day, and they told me to take the knife out of my pocket and leave it in my car. I looked at the guy with a blank stare, he looked me in the eye and repeted the request. I asked him on what grounds, can he honesly request this. No weapons on campus, he said! I asked if he was a police officer, he said no, so I told him that I would be the ONLY person on campus who was NOT armed if I left it in the car and went on my way.


-Xander
 
I would have to say "no thank you" if some dill weed tried to confiscate my knife at a dorm. Especially at a school that requires knife usage. I know it can be difficult for a kid to grow a pair and stand up for himself, but the sooner it happens the better.
 
wizrd said:
A friend called Friday, to tell me that his son, who is away at school, just had a small Case trapper confiscated from him after a dorm inspection. The knife in question was given by my friend to his son several months ago. School authorities told him the knife would be stored, and returned to him when he leaves school at the end of the semester.

The institute of higher education (?) in this story is the C. I. A. , no, not the Langley, VA. CIA, but the Culinary Institute of America, located in the Hudson Valley of upstate NY. Their sole purpose for existence is the training of potential gourmet Chef's, to man the kitchens of the world's finest restaurants.
Every student on this campus carrys with them, from class to class, building to building, their own personal knife roll, consisting of the finest sabatiers, boning knives, filet knives, parers, etc., that a chef could ever want or need. These knife rolls are their constant companions, the finest knives, honed to razor sharpness, kept in a constant state of readiness to accomplish their given tasks. These knives are also kept in their dorms as their personal property.

My fiiend was laughing so hard, he amost wet himself.
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This is beyond being funny. It is sad and scary.
 
That's idiotic. I'm a graduate of the CIA and I carried a CQC7 or a military every moment on campus along with my kitchen tools. What campus was this?
 
As someone who is currently in college, I can say that campus security can be incredibly sketchy sometimes. I've seen and heard from others about the campus security at my school doing things cops wouldn't even do without a warrant, or would lose their job for. Campus security can report things directly to the dean of students, so basically they coerce kids into yielding their rights because they're terrified of getting kicked out of college. At my school, during the breaks in between semesters, they will go into the dorms and make sure there isn't any "contraband" in them. This story doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
 
That's insane that they inspect that closely. During inspections at my school, they just take a quick look at the general condition of the rooms. Just tucking my folders (and a machete) into some drawers is enough to avoid any problems.
 
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