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Originally Posted by stanley_white
Are there any legal ramifications to this?
For example... Is "pulling a knife" the same whether or not the folding knife is open or closed?
I assume in my case if I used a closed tactical folder as an impact weapon though someone could argue that I "pulled a knife" I could quote my training and though I did produce a knife I did not use it as a cutting tool but an impact weapon etc etc.
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If I may...1) Yes pulling a folded knife is the same open/closed if your intent is to use it. If your intent is to display it then no.
2) SW your assuming that once a weapon is deployed you have the luxury of changing the scenario mid-fight. This is not realistic. Most Dept. SOP's live by the force continuum as a guideline for supervisors to
justify your actions. On the street however
you must decide which weapon to deploy, at what time, and which keeps you alive to write about it later. If you need an impact weapon why go to a folded knife? You may have a stick, jack, collapsed baton, etc. Like not bringing a knife to a gunfight your taught to use the right tool. HOWever I would be a liar if I said I never cracked a guy over the head with my radio when he decided to fight and could I could not get to another tool. So if you have a knife in your hands at the time the fight starts and you decide to use it as a blunt weapon sure that is a valid argument but you will get chastised by your supervisor for lack of SA I'm sure.
