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Why Do People Fear Folding Knives?
- Thread starter Confederate
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"That's ONE of the reasons I carry it!!!"
Besides Gov't meddlin' , Dumbin' Down of Society, Tyranny, and whatever else, we have a bunch of wet noodle, selfish whiny butts.
Some have this "Me, Me, Me" attitude, as everything is about them.
Great, I see these folks having a great ,albeit short future, as Shark Bait.
Makes sense to me, as if they are shark bait, they gotta real concern about "me, me, me" and when Shark shows up, they get a real good lesson on "Mine!"
Perhaps it is just me, still I can see how Bloody Monday's Shark Bait , would be great for sport fisher-persons, and assist with Societal ills.
Tuesday is spoken for, as that is Soylent Green Day...
"What are you going to do about it?" Cast
"Somebody has to do something!" Cast
Anywho...
I had a '99 Collector Queen Mini-Trapper with Blue Bone, ATS-34 blades , Case Slimline Trapper, with yeller handles, and CV blades, Cub Scout knife which was a Vic SAK Pocket Pal, Old Hickory 3 1/2" paring knife and Hyde Carton cutter, the one that uses a single edge razor blade and slides out from the handle.
I have these folks that, err...umm...electricity comes from a light switch, petroleum comes from a gas station, hamburgers come from McDonald's and ...you get the idea.
And folks wonder why Bricks have PhDs...dumb folks give bricks Doctorates by default.
I was very nice, polite and went very s-l-o-w and showed how it is the intent of the user of a said tool, not the tool itself.
Note: I was carrying a handgun concealed, and they still do not know I was.
[Sorta blows that theory about guns jumping up, running around and shooting all by themselves, huh?]
Old Fashioned, heavy, paper cutter was shown how it "could" hurt someone if not used properly.
I chopped a inexpensive cigar in half, with no problem.
"Well we keep fingers away from that edge" - one said.
I mentioned, how if she wanted to be mean and ugly, she could hurt a co worker while they were cutting paper.
*blink* *blink*
They had a large pair of scissors, actually Shears if you will.
I gently punched a empty box.
I did this easy and slow, no sudden movements, and told them what I was going to do.
It pierced real easy, and left a big hole.
I took a discarded ink pen, a Bic clear plastic and again, informing them what I was going to do, pierced the box. Then I broke the clear plastic body and pierced the box, and opened a package of cheese peanut butter crackers.
*blink* *blink*
Then I informed them I had some knives, and would they like to seem them.
They said that would be all right, so I let them open the nice, white box.
"Pretty" - as one picked up the Queen
"Grandma has one like this one!" another said in reference to the Old Hickory.
Comments were similar for the other items I mentioned earlier.
I repeated some things with the box, and cutting paper, and other simple uses a knife is used for.
Even the small scissors one lady had in her desk, made a bigger hole in the box than the Queen.
The Shears made a bigger hole than anything I had brought.
These ladies and gents, actually were receptive.
I had to go slow, and "mentor", even if they did call my Queen "pretty" and my Peanut "cute" and thought my Slimline was like a "banana" .
I asked where they had gotten the viewpoints in regard to knives.
-Parents did not like knives and thought if nobody had knives, no body would get hurt.
-TV, including reality shows, and daytime shows hosted by known actors and actresses.
-School policies and company policies including meetings about "safety"
I am old school and believe everyone should have a single shot .22 rifle and simple pocket knife, with a whetstone.
These are valuable tools to use in introducing new folks to shooting and knife use.
Valuable tools in leading by example to those with "viewpoints" shaped by Gov't meddling, schools, media, publications, and other sensory inputs.
Responsible firearm ownership means just that, being "responsible" and is applicable to knives and any "tool" one uses.
Motor vehicles are a great example, as everyone can relate to motor vehicles being something one has to use responsibly, as the vehicle cannot do a darn thing, without a a user, and the intent of the user.
Fear:
I just relate how I can understand, if someone has been in a car wreck, it is scary to get back behind the wheel and drive.
Knives just getting used to, like learning how to drive, and if one drives long enough, they will get a dent, or have some kind of fender bender.
A knife takes getting used to, and yeah use one long enough, and one will get a nick or cut.
It is not the knife, instead the user of the knife.
WE need to educate and lead by example.
THEY need to investigate and verify.
Granted Bloody Monday's Shark Bait still sounds like a pretty good option too...
Steve
Some have this "Me, Me, Me" attitude, as everything is about them.
Great, I see these folks having a great ,albeit short future, as Shark Bait.
Makes sense to me, as if they are shark bait, they gotta real concern about "me, me, me" and when Shark shows up, they get a real good lesson on "Mine!"
Perhaps it is just me, still I can see how Bloody Monday's Shark Bait , would be great for sport fisher-persons, and assist with Societal ills.
Tuesday is spoken for, as that is Soylent Green Day...
"What are you going to do about it?" Cast
"Somebody has to do something!" Cast
Anywho...
I had a '99 Collector Queen Mini-Trapper with Blue Bone, ATS-34 blades , Case Slimline Trapper, with yeller handles, and CV blades, Cub Scout knife which was a Vic SAK Pocket Pal, Old Hickory 3 1/2" paring knife and Hyde Carton cutter, the one that uses a single edge razor blade and slides out from the handle.
I have these folks that, err...umm...electricity comes from a light switch, petroleum comes from a gas station, hamburgers come from McDonald's and ...you get the idea.
And folks wonder why Bricks have PhDs...dumb folks give bricks Doctorates by default.
I was very nice, polite and went very s-l-o-w and showed how it is the intent of the user of a said tool, not the tool itself.
Note: I was carrying a handgun concealed, and they still do not know I was.
[Sorta blows that theory about guns jumping up, running around and shooting all by themselves, huh?]
Old Fashioned, heavy, paper cutter was shown how it "could" hurt someone if not used properly.
I chopped a inexpensive cigar in half, with no problem.
"Well we keep fingers away from that edge" - one said.
I mentioned, how if she wanted to be mean and ugly, she could hurt a co worker while they were cutting paper.
*blink* *blink*
They had a large pair of scissors, actually Shears if you will.
I gently punched a empty box.
I did this easy and slow, no sudden movements, and told them what I was going to do.
It pierced real easy, and left a big hole.
I took a discarded ink pen, a Bic clear plastic and again, informing them what I was going to do, pierced the box. Then I broke the clear plastic body and pierced the box, and opened a package of cheese peanut butter crackers.
*blink* *blink*
Then I informed them I had some knives, and would they like to seem them.
They said that would be all right, so I let them open the nice, white box.
"Pretty" - as one picked up the Queen
"Grandma has one like this one!" another said in reference to the Old Hickory.
Comments were similar for the other items I mentioned earlier.
I repeated some things with the box, and cutting paper, and other simple uses a knife is used for.
Even the small scissors one lady had in her desk, made a bigger hole in the box than the Queen.
The Shears made a bigger hole than anything I had brought.
These ladies and gents, actually were receptive.
I had to go slow, and "mentor", even if they did call my Queen "pretty" and my Peanut "cute" and thought my Slimline was like a "banana" .
I asked where they had gotten the viewpoints in regard to knives.
-Parents did not like knives and thought if nobody had knives, no body would get hurt.
-TV, including reality shows, and daytime shows hosted by known actors and actresses.
-School policies and company policies including meetings about "safety"
I am old school and believe everyone should have a single shot .22 rifle and simple pocket knife, with a whetstone.
These are valuable tools to use in introducing new folks to shooting and knife use.
Valuable tools in leading by example to those with "viewpoints" shaped by Gov't meddling, schools, media, publications, and other sensory inputs.
Responsible firearm ownership means just that, being "responsible" and is applicable to knives and any "tool" one uses.
Motor vehicles are a great example, as everyone can relate to motor vehicles being something one has to use responsibly, as the vehicle cannot do a darn thing, without a a user, and the intent of the user.
Fear:
I just relate how I can understand, if someone has been in a car wreck, it is scary to get back behind the wheel and drive.
Knives just getting used to, like learning how to drive, and if one drives long enough, they will get a dent, or have some kind of fender bender.
A knife takes getting used to, and yeah use one long enough, and one will get a nick or cut.
It is not the knife, instead the user of the knife.
WE need to educate and lead by example.
THEY need to investigate and verify.
Granted Bloody Monday's Shark Bait still sounds like a pretty good option too...
Steve
If that woman ACTUALLY thought of it as a "deadly weapon", then wasn't she being a RETARD to angrily confront you?
The very fact that these people aren't scared to harrass someone about their "evil" knife SHOULD let them know that it really isn't so scary, or else they'd be cowering in a corner or calling a cop rather than verbally bugging you.
Yeah, IMO her confronting me about it told me more about herself than anything about my knife. Though I did semi-know her, and she was a b!tch anyway. We were in a court reporting class, and I know that she was pissed because I was progressing quickly and had surpassed her. Maybe she was grasping at straws and saw her opportunity when I was using the little scissors on the knife. As I remember, there were a few women in the class who she didn't get along with, either.
Another case of knife fear that comes to mind is when I was with friends and used a delica to open a package outside of a convenience store. One of the guys said, "Whoa, is that thing illegal?" His eyes kinda became wider.
Yet another time, during a break at a martial arts seminar, one guest student from Hawaii was quietly sitting down and using a Gerber EZ-Out to peel an orange. Some of the instructors of the seminar from Australia noticed this and laughed aloud in a derisive manner and one said, "What do you have that thing for? Planning to kill us?"
Surprisingly, I have noticed that there are a lot of martial arts practitioners and fighters who seem threatened when they see a knife, even being used legitimately. And that's the impression those guys gave me; they snorted and laughed, but ultimately they probably saw the knife as a potential threat to their 'manhood'. The guy from Hawaii quietly continued peeling his orange and paid them no mind.
Jim