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[email protected] · October 4th 19, 07:09 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 20:11:28 +0100
Sammi Gray-Jones wrote:
On 03/10/2019 16:14, wrote:
On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 13:16:08 +0100
Sammi Gray-Jones wrote:
On 03/10/2019 13:03, wrote:

If I had to do that job I'd carry a perfectly legal but nicely sharpened
penknife for occasions like that. I'd sooner lose my job than my life.

Oh really, some yob is beating the living daylights out of you and you
are going to reach into your pocket, remove the knife and open it as
you're being punched. Good luck with that.

So what would you do , just sit there and whimper? Its better than nothing.

It takes time to get the knife out of your pocket, then find the right
blade and finally open it. In that time the yob has managed to split
your lip and leg it.

I wasn't talking about a swiss army knife - most penknifes have a single
blade. And sure, I'm not going to pretend its the most practical solution but
its better than nothing if someone is determined to do you over. One stab
in the arm or leg might give you enough time to get away and give them pause
for thought.