Now, a random rant:
I like knives, and I used to really like carrying a pocket knife as it's a handy tool to have around. Unfortunately, society seems to be fixated on knives as weapons. I've inadvertantly brought a knife to concerts, the airport, and the bus station before and had hassles each time (as you can imagine). Now I can't bring one to work either, as a knife is considered a weapon. I'm disturbed by this trend. A knife can be a dangerous weapon in the hands of someone who wants to use it, but then so can a hammer, a screwdriver, or any of a lot of other things. I'm tempted to say that a "policy" isn't going to stop anyone who wants to use a knife to do harm anyways, but that sounds an awful lot like the NRAs reasoning why everyone should have guns. All I know is there are times I wish I had my knife, maybe to open a bag of nuts (why ARE they sealed so well?). I don't think my slim chance of getting stabbed working for a newspaper is any less with a policy against knives.
Also, what happened to all my favorite girls? They're gone! I guess I'll have to look for them again... oh drats
I like knives, and I used to really like carrying a pocket knife as it's a handy tool to have around. Unfortunately, society seems to be fixated on knives as weapons. I've inadvertantly brought a knife to concerts, the airport, and the bus station before and had hassles each time (as you can imagine). Now I can't bring one to work either, as a knife is considered a weapon. I'm disturbed by this trend. A knife can be a dangerous weapon in the hands of someone who wants to use it, but then so can a hammer, a screwdriver, or any of a lot of other things. I'm tempted to say that a "policy" isn't going to stop anyone who wants to use a knife to do harm anyways, but that sounds an awful lot like the NRAs reasoning why everyone should have guns. All I know is there are times I wish I had my knife, maybe to open a bag of nuts (why ARE they sealed so well?). I don't think my slim chance of getting stabbed working for a newspaper is any less with a policy against knives.
Also, what happened to all my favorite girls? They're gone! I guess I'll have to look for them again... oh drats
Imagine a Swastika. One of the most reviled of images. (stolen from peaceful Bhuddist imagery...) That's the closest image I can think of when I contemplate the fear of the knife.
They're very in you face. Personal. And in the use as a weapon, intimate in the most seductive brutal way. You really have to be a bit psychotic to desire them as a defense. ( West Side Story Analogies aside...)
I have a few. I use them on occasion to cut fat SWO electrical cables. And I still find them scary to use after all thease years even though I've never cut my flesh with one.