Keep your hands off!

steve-in-kville

steve-in-kville

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Good morning fellow knife fans (and Happy Holidays).

After lurking for some time, reading about the various knives that some guys (girls?) carry, I am so very curious: Don't your co-workers (the nosy types) come up and attempt to pull your favorite folder out of your pocket, asking something like, "whatcha got there?" I get a little upset at these types because of their poor manners, and after spending big money for a quality carry knife, I want it to stay in MY pocket for MY use. And since pocket carry is the most convenient for me, its hard to conceal 100%. Can any one relate?
 
Hey, welcome to the forums, Steve!
I can't recall anyone ever attempting to grab a knife from my pocket, other than my wife - but that don't count :rolleyes: . I've had several people ask me what I'm carrying today, since I represent their only opportunity to see something other than a Buck or Schrade. And I gladly oblige, probably telling them more than they really wanted to know about the knife. Sounds like you might work in an office with city people, 'cause the country folks I generally hang with know better than to grab at one's knife.
 
Yes, I've had it happen. It feels like an invasion of privacy, I almost feel violated.

The funniest story I have involves an idiot fellow club member that was a bit tipsy *hick up*. I happened to have an Emerson Commander, in a rather snug pocket. Upon his grabbing the knife, and withdrawing it rapidly, it opened via the "wave". He was so shocked that he ended up nipping his finger slightly. I told him his blood "offering" would be a requirment each time he grabbed something of mine that wasn't his.

Live and learn as I always say. I haven't had the idiot mentioned above, or anyone else grab a knife from me since that day.
 
Actually, my first inclination would be to break the a-hole's fingers, but discretion has overcome me in my middle aged years, soooo...

I'd think real hard about filing a complaint with Human Resources under... sexual harassment! :D

I mean, what other reason could another person have for diving into the pocket in your jeans? Right?

"Hello, is that a knife in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?" Get real. :rolleyes:

wire edge is right there- he felt violated, you should to. And I'd do something about it now before it gets worse.

Unless the knife could get you in trouble, in which case I'd go with option one.
;)
 
Only when good looking women are involved and they perform a thorough search. . . :D I normally hide the knife to make it more promising ! :D

Actually, I've never had anyone attempt to remove a knife from my pockets or off of my person. But, when "the curious" are interested in something that I'm carrying. . . I make it perfectly clear what they can do with the knife, what they can't do with the knife and the extreme hazards of blade sharpness.

Of course, when I explain the sticker price and the policy of you damage you pay. . .I never have a problem. ;)
 
I carry a MT Socom Elite M/A in the right front waist band of my slacks or levis. It isn't obtrusive, but it is visible. I don't recall anyone ever even asking about it, let along trying to grab it. Of course only the very end of the scales show and the clip, which is partly concealed by my belt. I guess they would have to stick their hand in my pants to latch on, a stunt generally frowned up in an office setting. Well okay, most offices settings.
 
If they grab something in my pocket and they're not my wife all they're gonna pull back is a bloody stump or a broken arm.
If they ask, that's different, I love to talk knives. As GigOne said, before they actually handle it, they need to know the price and that it's their responsibility. Usually, once they know the value either they dont want to handle it or they're real careful.
I have to say though that most of my friends have their own knives and I can't see any of them trying to grab something from my pocket. I dont usually choose people like that for friends.
BTW, welcome to Bladeforums.

Happy Holidays All!
 
They're everywhere, they're everywhere.

Nobody ever grabbed a knife from me, but I've had people reach into my shirt pocket and take a pen. I would never actually tear a hand off them for it, but I have crushed a few fingers ... it is a real bad feeling, having someone decide that they own what you thought was yours :mad:

Besides, some of my "pens" weren't really pens. :D
 
If someone were to grab MY knife out of MY pocket (and she wasn't a very pretty/sexy blonde :D), I would look at it as an act of aggression, and draw my Glock pistol, and with the muzzle to their head, I'd ask 'em if they were ready to "meet their maker". (BTW...I'm a retired Deputy Sheriff.).
 
I've never had the problem of anyone trying to grab my knife, probably because if anyone did, i'd beat them unconcious as a mere reflex.
I don't like people who inadvertantly violate my personal space, and those who do frequently regret it for a long time to come.
 
I have a buddy in my department that stops me on the street when I'm off duty and does a quick "pat down" to find what I'm carrying at the time. He's more of a "gun guy" and knows that I love, as well as teach, edged steel. He carries a Spydie police, but is always interested in what's current in the cutlery world. It's always a good laugh to see the expressions of passers-by when he pulls 3-4 knives off me, then lets me go with a "Good day, sir" . :D

Anyone else grabbing for my knife, at the very least, ends up in some sort of nasty joint-lock.
 
I can recall a situationa where a lawier who used to work with me at a non-profit organization grabbed my AFCK in front of a lot of people tellin "This is the smallest mobile phone I ever seen!" We laughed a lot about this situation.
Still miss that AFCK but my 970 is doing fine...
 
Originally posted by Esav Benyamin
Besides, some of my "pens" weren't really pens. :D
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I've never had anyone (other than my wife) reach into my pants pocket and take my knife, but I did have a co-worker reach into my shirt pocket and take my "pen" because she thought it was pretty. :rolleyes: Of course, it wasn't a pen, it was my William Henry CF Lancet.

This led to a short "discussion" about the propriety of removing pens of any sort from one's boss', boss' pocket without first asking.:D
 
I don't recall ever having a person attempt to remove a knife from my person without my prior permission, but it is not likely something that someone would try twice.
 
I've found that having a reputation for a short fuse keep these things from happening. But if it happened to me I'd be real pissed off - horsing around is fine but knives aren't toys. I would ask any joker who tried it if they thought trying to snatch a gun from a LEO was a good trick :eek: - same thing.

Andrew Limsk
 
Never had it happen to me. If it ever does, I won't take it very well at all.
This would be a definite "invasion of privacy".

Paul
 
In general, people tend to grant me a fair amount of space, and keep their hands away, must be something about the way I carry myself or something. *shrug* As far as my knife goes, few of my coworkers have even noticed I carry a knife, even if they knew the fact that I'm a woman and can easily make a sexual harassment claim should they start reaching into my pockets (either pants or shirt), and that they probably realize they'd suffer much more quickly for such rudeness than the time it would take me to fill out paperwork... all of this means that its pretty unlikely for anyone to bother my knife.
 
I line up solidly with Glockman99 on this one. Anyone taking your knife from your pocket has just armed themselves with a deadly weapon!!! By taking it from your pocket against your will they have already displayed flagrant disregard for your person. You have the right to defend yourself against that person's act of aggression. In case you miss the implication, you are now in a CODE RED situation. React accordingly. Strike or fire to eliminate the threat this person's behavior poses. If your response is non-lethal and the "borrower" of your knife leaves the situation with merely a painful lesson learned, so much the better.

Something that has been hinted at by some of the earlier posts, although not stated explicitly, is the maintenance of what I'll call a "strict business-like" attitude. The goal is to preclude people around you feeling it would be an acceptable choice of behavior to remove something from your person. It's a delicate balance to strike so that people won't feel you're being overly macho, yet give them clear signals that your person & property are to be respected.

If the blade is something that is prohibited in your workplace, I recommend you stop carrying it there. Ceasing to carry it there minimizes your risk to corporate wrath & ends the problem with your co-workers taking it. If the blade is outside corporate policy levels, the "borrowers" of your blade can also make trouble for you by your carrying of it.

On the other hand, if the blade is within applicable limits, I would recommend you consider using the corporate structure to bring complaint against the "borrowers" through HR channels. It is a responsibility of an employer to provide a safe workplace for their employees. Keeping personnel on staff that commit such dangerous hijinks as the stealing of your knife (which it is) poses a liability risk to the company. A Risk Manager would probably say it's in the company's best interest to either remove these uncontrolled persons from their staff or initiate punitive action against them. I'd say find them a lot more work to do, so they don't have time for such hazardous fooling around. ;)

The critical part of this post is the first paragraph. When someone takes a knife from your pocket against your will, they pose a threat to you. You have the right to defend yourself against that threat.
 
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