Slight over-reaction?

Bard

Ok- on my keyring, I've got a bottle opener (from Cashels - they had a promotion in the pub I work in and gave us some stuff) and a small Swiss Army knife, as well as my car, house and other keys. Grand. Normal. Standard. ... or so you'd think.. (?)

The other day, my mother found my keys on the kitchen table and brought them upstairs to me. When she was giving them to me she said that she didn't think that, in light of current events (the terrorism and the revenge bombings, etc.), she didn't think I should have the bottle opener or swiss army knife on the keyring...

I thought she was being ridiculous and over-reacting, and told her just as much. Me having a swiss-army knife on my keyring has nowt to do with Bin Laden (or whoever) flying planes into buildings, killing thousands.

I was right... right? She over-reacted... right?

azezil

To carry it on ur person from day to day seems normal enough to me but i know i guy who got stoped at an airport for carrieing one, said it was a "deadly weapon":rolleyes: a féckin swiss army knife...

Enygma

Well a Swiss-Army Knife is a lethal weapon, but so is a Parker Pen for that matter if you use it like one.
There was an Irish woman arrested at the last demonstration in Genoa for carrying a lethal weapon. Yes, you guessed it, a Swiss Army knife.
It's just hyper-tension and everyones trying to do the right thing, whatever that may be...

Bard

fyi: this swiss army knife is tiny... - as small as my baby finger.

Karl Hungus

Utter over-reaction.

Hobbes

Travelling to/from the US they will confiscate any kind of knife. that includes sissors, nail clippers, etc.

OSiriS

Shove a swiss army knife blade into someone's throat and they will die rather quickly. It is a lethal weapon. Quite rightly such things have been banned from being carried on your person on airplanes. I don't see what problem people have with leaving them in their suitcases.

Lex_Diamonds

They took my nail clippers in the airport but not my African Tribal Spear for some reason.

BTW, your mother over reacted completely

Manach

My own swiss-army knife is quite letal, the shear amount of rust on it is enough to give anyone blood poisoning.

Asok

Ah ya should have ran after her shouting
I`M GOING TO CUT YA MA!

that would have showed her!

Bard

Originally posted by Hobbes
Travelling to/from the US they will confiscate any kind of knife. that includes sissors, nail clippers, etc.

Ah, that's grand and understandable... but I'm not travelling to the US. I'm staying right here in the (other) centre of the universe - Ireland.

bonkey

She overreacted, IMHO.

I would back it being confiscated if you tried taking it onto a plane. While a metallic pen is also dangerous, a sharpened blade no matter how small, used as a slashing weapon, is far more lethal than blunt stabbing weapon.

What amazes me though is that airlines still use metallic cutlery. Crossair (whom I've flown on since 9.11) still issue everyone with real glass glassses, real metal cutlery, etc for their meal. Now, I know these are not much more than butter knives, but honestly...

And I'm pretty sure busines / 1st class in the US probably still get steak knives. But thats ok, cause y'know, terrorists would never fly first class.

jc

Aspro

I'm going to kill you all with my wooden spoon.