[Northkeep] Is this ridiculous or just terminally sad?

[Jon Eppler]

Hoplophobia-The irrational fear of weapons.  We are producing a
culture of people incapable of being responsible for themselves.  It
is quite sad really.

Johann (The terminally politically incorrect)

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Marc Carlson<marccarlson20 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: kevinkeary at aol.com
>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526590,00.html
>>
>> Are these the same Brits that once ruled a quarter of the planet?
>> I look at this knife and I think, I'd have a hard time killing a bear
>> or a hog with that knife, but a human or a horse, no problem.
>> Now, ACCIDENTALLY killing someone, that would be harder.
>> Am I just ignorant?
>
> No, not ignorant.
>
> While I am not as pro-weapon owning as some folks in this group, I'm not against it.  For those who are against it, I would like to think that most would realize that you can't have a knife that is a) effective in a kitchen and b) perfectly safe.  This knife, while cool looking is not safe - as you said, killing someone with it wouldn't be much of an issue.  You just wouldn't be stabbing them with it.
>
> Alternatively, you will notice that calling it a stab proof knife is a misnomer since the leading point of the cutting edge (necessary to get it into things like tomato skins, or into things like skinning a chicken) is still a point.  Or are they assuming that people will be cognizant of the difference between a 'stab' and a 'prick', but still not realize the slashing potential.
>
> BTW, with that lower knife definitely -- if you can't stab someone with it, you aren't pushing hard enough :)
>
> M/D
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