would you ever stab someone?

GoldCutter said:
stop calling me a troll you're hurting my feelings.....
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That's all it takes? Then this is DEFINITELY the wrong place to hang out! ;)

(BTW, how's that Spell-Checker workin' out for ya'?)

:rolleyes:
 
I carry at least two knives on my person at all times. My primary blade is a Camillus Heat; its little under four inches. My "primary blade retention tool" aka "backup knife" is a Cold Steel Vaquero Grande (6 inch blade). And you ask, would I be willing to stab someone to defend my own life? My answer to your question is, you bet and I've came pretty close.

I was walking down a street just around my block. Two gang-member type guys noticed me, one of them wanted to steal my hat (he whispered his intent to his friend, I just overheard). As he came near me he started saying, "hey what’s up man. That’s a nice hat you know, let me check it out" while grabbing his crouch. His shirt lifted up enough for me to see that he had a belt push-knife. When the guy was a little over an arms length away he touched his knife right about to pull it out. My hand had been in my pocket ever since I first seen these guys but when I seen the glint of his metal, I took mine out and made a swipe towards his face and then took a few steps back.

I barely scratched the guy's upper neck. Not enough for blood and it didn't even turn red – was only white scratch. I was holding a cheap $7 knife that wasn't very sharp. But it was enough to scare the crap out of this guy. The other guy just stood there in shock looking at his friend's neck, telling him not to worry and that he didn't see any blood. We all must have just stood there for a good 15-20 seconds not saying anything and not moving. Neither one of us wanted to provoke the other. Eventually he was just like, "hey I was just f*ing around, be cool 'ight" and I told him I wasn't letting him walk away with his knife. -- My worry was that if I walk away he could always come after me from behind. -- He paused for a few seconds, dropped the knife on the floor and then both guys just walked away.

I think what happened was, these guys thought they were real bad asses and I looked like an easy target. Then all of a sudden without warning they found themselves as the targets.

I'm glade I didn't stab the guy or seriously injure him. I'm also glade I didn't run away like a coward and that I didn't end up spending a night in jail waiting for a judge to decide if I was in the right or wrong. I ditched that little knife and replaced it with what I carry now. My view now is that just presenting a knife and showing a willingness to use it on your attacker (soon to be victim) can stop the incident right there.


The gold knife in the first picture is the one I carried. The Push knife in the second photo is the knife the guy dropped. I kepted it as a little reminder...well okay I kepted it as a little trophy - but is that really so wrong?

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We really need a special forum where we can do these stories in comic book format ... maybe with pre-packaged pictures to mouse over and paste.
 
That's almost as bad as that idiot that was going to stab that mastiff a few months ago! Hey, wait, ......
 
MR MODERATOR you can make fun all you like but this is a serious issue....I presume most if not all the people on this forum carry knives at one given time or another .....its interseting to see what people deem as exceptable knife use....weather you like it or not there are plenty of heros and freaks out there that believe they are in their every right to use knives either in self defence or for intimidation.......

I've learnt to make sure I'm not in the wrong place at the wrong time and sense danger from afar.....but as clearly visual there are plenty of people ready to show their strong arm..(they even like bragging about it)

but its a touchy subject and perhaps its better off not brought up....everyone seems to have a strong viewpoint....... all in all given the right circumstances, I'm convinced any of you knife nuts will use one for self defence no matter how rightous you want to apear.
 
I love it when a newbie comes in and brings up an issue adamantly that had been discussed already... every three month, for the past three or four years
 
MelancholyMutt said:
I love it when a newbie comes in and brings up an issue adamantly that had been discussed already... every three month, for the past three or four years
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dude I hear ya loud and clear....beginning to wish I never brought it up....after all what was I thinking?.....I'll tell you what I was thinking....I was thinking this will be fun for a laugh but it backfired...
 
GoldCutter. This is a community. Many of us have been here for a looong time. Many of us have actually met in person, spoken face to face, or know others who have met each other.

When a new member shows up, we are mostly glad to have you join us. But how can we get to know you? A lot of the new guys just pop in without lurking or reading or searching anything. Your profiles don't show anything about your interests or even where you come from. You just blurt out what we've been through before. That's OK, but you can't expect us to go "Oooohh! Aaaahh!" about an old story.

And we kid each other mercilessly. Why shouldn't we kid you, too? :p
 
ok I'll change the question....IF you were gonna stab someone.....WHAT would be your preferred knife....hehehe :D
 
i would if i cant run away or drive away etc....if you can get away, yet decide to stay and fight instead, you are in deep legal troubles....running away is not cowardly---its smart......

the exception is in your own home......you dont have to try to get away in your own home.

would i stab someone? yes, but only as a last --last-- resort
 
Do you live in a dodgy neighborhood? Cause if this type of thing happens often then you might want to pack an ASP baton and some PC spray.

Having said that, I will add that I usually carry a Cold Steel Desperado (they're very popular in South Africa) shoved into my pants when I drive through the city on my way to work and I would not hesitate for a second to use it if I had no other choice. However, follow RULE NUMBER ONE : if you have any choice then you get away from the problem. Oh, I never told you, I drive through Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South African ever morning.

As for the stabbing, remember that blood follows stabbing. In SA there is a high rate of HIV, so odds are that a fairly large contingent of the criminal element could potentially be infected. So once again, first adhere to rule number one...
 
GoldCutter said:
I live in Australia "
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Enough said. That explains the issues you ran into with the police as just about the only acceptable resistance left over there is to assume a fetal position on the ground. The police you talked to were probably pissed that you did not comply with the guys demands and offer him you wallet and watch as well!

Sorry for the crass attitude but we are aware of the continutal push to ban everything that might be used to defend yourself against criminals who will choose to disobey and ignore these laws anyway. It is indeed a very sad situation for the good people over there as polital corectness has run amock and it seems the laws are really shaped to protect the guilty and ensure their continued ability to profit from crime.
 
OK, since we're all sharing our knife fight stories, I really feel like I need to get this one off my chest. I've lived with the guilt long enough, and don't know if I can take it anymore.

It was the one time at band camp....

:p :D :p

;)
 
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