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ridethepony14

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So lets say you were carrying a knife or two on your person in an uptight state like NJ...what would be your best excuse for carrying a knife if you were asked by a cop? Aside from the typical "Oh I use it for work, sir" excuse. Assuming the knife you're carrying isn't illegal...
 
I tell them I use it to cut up speeding tickets, because they're thinner than phonebook pages.
 
I'd just be honest, tell him that if I have a pocket, I'll have a knife in it. I don't even think about carrying a knife anymore...it's just there like my wallet, keys, watch and wedding ring. No disrespect intended, then hope like hell he didn't see me coming out of the porn store 15 minutes earlier:D
 
LOL. Long time ago a polite officer asked me about a rather wicked looking fixed blade laying in my back seat (sheathed, of course).
I told him I used it as part of what I wear during (American) Indian re-enactments and ceremonies. Since I'm painfully Caucasian he wasn't buying it.
What sold it was the pile of leggings, mocs, head-dress etc. on the floorboard. :-)
Never-the-less, he "asked" me to put it in the trunk. He had no "legal" basis for doing so where I lived, but I've always felt it is better to make law enforcement as comfortable as I can.
In any case, the whole thing wasn't funny at the time: he had undone the strap from the hammer of his weapon as he stepped up to the car.
Cheers, Ed
edh3007 - because 30.06 was already taken :-)
 
"I no speak a English"
or "I'm sorry I'm from a southern state that actually recognizes that a knifes primary purpose is not a super tactical killing machine. Some people actually use them as tools." Then I would ask for my black coated 9" serrated tanto Dark Ops blade back and be on my merry way.
Works every time.
 
According to lawyers, you don't answer, ever. Chit chat with a cop can be hazardous...don't you watch cops?

If you feel compelled to answer, say "lovely day isn't sir/ma'am?" or "excuse me officer, what cause do you have to stop me, sir/ma'am?"
 
What would I say to a cop if he asked me about my knife? "I use it when I need to cut through zip ties and splice ethernet cabling or cut through a piece of ceiling tile to run a new phone jack... like I just did last week in your squadroom when we ran the new computer layout, by the way, how's the new laptop working? Did that fix we applied to the Sierra Aircard work to get your RegJIN connection to stay up better? Oh, you only stopped me because your email isn't sending correctly over the 4g? Sure, let me take a look at the laptop."
 
Why do you think NJ is an uptight state? You should look around New York City which is where I came from. There's where you get in trouble for even saying "knife". :eek:

It's like life in general. I should move this thread to General Life Discussion. Behave yourself, don't wave it around, and if the police ask ... don't yelp WHO MEEE ???
 
I had a deputy ask me if I had any weapons in the car, I told him no, I just have my pocket knife on me and a bowie knife in my center console. When he asked why, I told him "Since this is a deer infested area, any deer I hit with my car I can then cut up and give to the homeless." needless to say, no ticket that day!
 
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