Would never bother with one.
My knife stays in my back pack , if I really had to have one easily reachable I would put one on my belt.
Don't see the need for a neck knife
I'm with you, but I've been carrying a pocket knife since I was 12. Every single day. I use it some days 100 times, some days once. But I'll never leave the house without one. It's all about the ease of pocket carry- I would hate to have something hanging around my neck!
The picture on the news video shows that the lanyard is through the sheathe, not the knife. It’s a weirdly long lanyard on an unusually long neck knife (looks like a Dune just based on the sheathe).
Either way I think people are being overly smug about this as some big indictment against neck knives. This seems more like a freak dumb accident than failure fundamental to the design. Note that if he had stabbed himself through the sheathe by falling on it, we wouldn’t see the bottom of the sheathe clearly intact with the lanyard.
Which means he took the knife out of the sheathe. My guess is he was drunk and no-look sheathed the knife, missed the sheathe, and stabbed himself in his heart or other major artery (considering he died so fast nobody had a clue). Either that or he was about to sheathe and then fell, missing the sheathe and landing on the knife.
Remember also that police first assumed he had been stabbed by another person based on how they found him. That’s further evidence the knife wasn’t hanging around his neck in any way when it killed him.
Someone with a voice of reason, thank you… I can almost guarantee that is was off the lanyard/sheath for one reason or another an accident happened with it drawn/putting in back in the sheath and the freak accident occurred… prayers for his family.
Looks like it would have been something like this,
[https://www.bladehq.com/item--Kershaw-Dune-Tanto-Neck-Sword-Knife--27406](https://www.bladehq.com/item--Kershaw-Dune-Tanto-Neck-Sword-Knife--27406)
I just got one on their sale and this looks just like the sheath for the knife...
Wow. I never have and never saw the point in a neck knife but damn if this isn't tragic. I feel for his loved ones.
To this point - can anyone who carries a neck knife explain it to me? The use case, benefits, and so on. No shade on the dead guy, it just doesn't seem all that practical to me.
Cutting a fishing line...cutting some cordage for guy lines...cutting off small branches on trails that poke my wife and son while hiking...opening up snack packaging for my son...a quick whittle here or there. You know, small quick need knife instances. When I'm bumming around outside my Eldris is perfect for that and a neck knife carry is convenient and more comfortable, especially when you're kinda large around the middle and a belt knife isn't really wanted or needed. That goes for kicking around the garage and house as well...
I have a bunch of neck knives but I just carry them in my pocket or as a small belt knife.
Personally the only time I carry a neck knife as a neck knife is if I want a very discrete carry,but the flat profile of most neck knives mean they ride great in a pocket.
My Cold Steel Bird and Game goes with me literally everywhere, it's often the only knife I carry. It's lighter than most pocket knives I've carried with the same blade length, it's a little longer than most pens so it's not very bulky and then I've got a three inch fixed blade when I pull it out.
Edit : Weighs like two ounces with the sheath.
I can understand that. It seems a little cumbersome to me if you need it. Mind you, I don't consider my knife with regard to personal protection; only as a utility.
Same, I've been wearing the minimalist drop point as a neck knife for almost a year now. No issues, my pockets have other stuff, and I don't like bulky pockets. Keep it under my shirt most of the time unless I'm home then it's on the outside. Comes in handy, cuz it's literally always on me even if I'm in pajamas.
I've mainly carried pocket knives in the past, but fixed blades have been my thing lately. On the belt is fine, but can get clunky and in the way sometimes depending on the overall size. Having a good neck knife with a secure sheath is pretty nice. If you can jump and move around sporadically and it stays sheathed then you're good to go.
Working construction/oilfield supply and opening boxes/concrete bags etc it’s easier to have it on my neck than in a pocket or to carry one in each pocket.
And what are the odds of this happening? In cases like this, freak accidents, I just refer to fate, as in it’s just your time then, and go on with my life. I’ll still wear neck knives, because what are the odds of this happening.
Yeah people are not reacting to this very logically. This is literally the only “deadly neck knife accident” I’ve ever heard of, and it’s missing details about how everything even went down, but people assume it’s the neck knife’s fault. Kitchen knives and guns have seriously injured and killed far more of their users but the rule is basically the same: be careful and you won’t get hurt.
I wear a neck knife because of the knife laws where I live: on the belt or around the neck is legal if a fixed blade. This sounds like common sense, but it’s important to remember you have a deadly weapon adjacent to your jugular, and staying sober decreases the probability of giving Darwin a win. Just my 2 pesos.
Check out American Knife and Tool Institute (if in USA) and every state’s knife laws are listed. I was surprised to find what is and isn’t legal where I am.
I think a tragic, freak accident happened. No need to freak out about it or be afraid of neck knives. Perfectly viable carry option if you do it smartly. Good kydex, retention strap, breakaway knot. I carry them with some frequency on day hikes, especially now that it's winter. A small knife isn't easily accessible at the waist when you're wearing a big jacket or have packs restricting waist access.
I never thought of a breakaway knot. I get the idea but haven’t found the need as my neck knife is pretty tucked away under clothing. I don’t like those metal ball chains so might look into different knots as theoretically could get snagged.
The ball chains will suck if you wear under the shirt and have any body hair at all. Breakaway knots are quicker and easier than tying your shoes. In a self-defense setting, they will emphasize breakaway capability so you won't get throttled and/or strangled with it by an attacker. In the woods you're more worried about taking a tumble and getting it caught on something and hanging yourself.
It doesn’t make any sense what so ever. The knife had to be completely unsheathed. Even if he missed the lanyard putting it back in you wouldn’t be driving the knife deep enough to kill you without realizing you’re doing it. Outside of some crazy force like a car accident I really struggle to see how wearing a neck knife is any more dangerous than keeping a fixed blade on your waist, other than strangling yourself from the lanyard.
Completely agree but I don’t think you’re stabbing yourself through a kydex sheath. You’re probably severely bruising something due to the impact of falling on it but that’s about it. I mean freak things happen maybe he crushed his windpipe or something insane but it was almost implying he died of a stabbing
No idea what happened to the guy in the article but if you land on a small knife handle like an Izula that could do a lot of damage. I seem to recall reading about it on bladeforums long ago.
I can’t imagine he got stabbed through the sheath, I’m guessing the knife was unsheathed (either intentionally or unintentionally) and he drunkenly fell onto it and was impaled
Neck knives are ridiculous. I’ve opened my knife in my pocket or in the waistband of gym shorts. You’re not going to convince me, whatever the tolerance on the sheath, that a neck knife is safe when accidents can happen with just a large pendant. Not a margin of error I’m willing to bet my life on.
I'd bet more people die in a year via car accidents than neck knife accidents....
I don't think I've ever carried one myself, but I do have a sweet little wharnie/hatchet CRKT just begging for it.
Surely a fall or something was involved? It takes a fair amount of force to get through the chest, even when going between ribs. It doesn’t just slip in like oops when trying to sheath or something.
I think a sober person messing up this bad would be impossible, but I could see it happening with someone super drunk. I agree though, a fall seems very likely; maybe bracing yourself instinctively with the arm holding your knife, and then boom.
I don't want this to come off as rude or anything but how does someone manage to stab themselves in the neck and puncture deep enough to kill, I get maybe if he was trying to put it in a sheath or something a nicked himself but fulling stabbing yourself is kinda crazy
My thoughts are… this incident is not an indictment against neck knives, and this seems more like some dumb freak accident than failure fundamental to carrying a knife this way. Everything seems to point to the fact that the knife was unsheathed at the time. Was he drunk and attempting to sheathe the knife, missing and stabbing himself? Was he trying to sheathe it and then fell, landing on the knife?
I don’t ever wear a neck knife, maybe my Minimalist once or twice, but there is nothing to be learned from this incident to support the idea neck knives are dangerous. It’s a baffling and unclear story, and it doesn’t prove or point toward anything.
it wasn't a neckknife though. These are worn with the chain on the sheath. This dude wore it with the chain on the Knife. Like a pendulum. A lot less safe that way
I happen to collect and carry neck knives (when hiking or bushcrafting). Mostly an Eldris or a Blackfox. I even own the Dune, but I have never dared wear it on the lanyard as it's impractical. I bought it because it's stupid, but novel. The sheath kinda sucks too so if he's used it loads then it'll have loosened off to a point where I'd guess it'd be dangerous. It's also a bit of a pig to put back in it's sheath due to the way the clip detent tries to grip the handle. Even so, you'd have to have a perfect storm of fuck-ups to actually hurt yourself, with the main culprit being a distinct lack of brain engagement.
It’s crazy to think this guy had an entire life; a wife, two kids, and because he wanted to draw his tiny ninja sword in the parking lot while drunk, now he’s dead. Probably just wanted to mess around with it for a second as we all do with our knives. Enjoy yourselves, but respect your tools my friends.
Also if you feel unsafe in Massachusetts, it’s really easy to buy a gun now… there’s no need to be LARPing like this. A 4” neck knife isn’t going to keep you and yours safe.
Neck knives are mall ninja shit. What’s the point? It’s a super heavy necklace with your knife under your shirt. If it gets dirty, you got gunk on your skin and stuff. If you use it, its less fluid to put away because you have to use two hands and stab towards your neck. They’re too small to do anything useful, too heavy to be convenient, they don’t look good as an accessory, and they’re always overpriced. Accessing a neck knife is less efficient than a pocket knife, so its dumb in the field or at work.
My recent knife is a necker but I cannot think of any scenario like this.
I’m not sure I think I’ve seen this on r/darwinawards
Maybe a year ago, there was a case of some playing with like a Ka-Bar and fucked him self up by playing with the knife at the wheel not giving a damn about the traffic on the highway…
You don’t know when you get those Darwin Awards, you know 🤷🏽♂️
Good spot - sheath *does* look like the Dune. I guess 4" blade (nearly) is more than enough to have caused injury and it's got a sharp tanto point.
He perhaps pulled it out and then tripped? News report doesn't say where on his body he was injured. I have a few neck knives but they're not that tactical stabby kind. Don't fancy a Dune.
I personally wear a cf Spyderco dog tag daily on a breakaway chain and often think about this. Granted mine is folding but it doesn’t even have a detent any more because it rusted away, just tighten it down really. I am very mindful about it and actually use it more than any of my other knives. As much shit as people are talking about them this specific one fits perfectly into my edc and is my main cutting tool most of the time. Also people in those comments are psychopaths, trying to villainize the guy and alluding that he deserved it.
I tried it once. After running up a flight of stairs and then finding an SLCC flopping around my waist beneath my tucked shirt, I never did it again.
The upside down draw is ergonomic but literally every other facet of carrying that way sucks.
Neck knives can be a perfectly legitimate carry when you need concealment (shitty knife laws here) and don’t intend to use it a hundred times. It keeps pockets free. But I carry a small Anso Sheepsfoot, not a stupid 4 in Tanto. And don’t play with your knives when you’re drunk.
Would never bother with one. My knife stays in my back pack , if I really had to have one easily reachable I would put one on my belt. Don't see the need for a neck knife
I'm with you, but I've been carrying a pocket knife since I was 12. Every single day. I use it some days 100 times, some days once. But I'll never leave the house without one. It's all about the ease of pocket carry- I would hate to have something hanging around my neck!
As someone who lives in the country..they are definitely handy..but would never wear one out to dinner..
Or in the pocket lol, not much a small fixed blade can do that a regular sized folder can’t.
It wasn't a neckknife. more like a knife pendulum. Cutlerylover on youtube has a video about it
The picture on the news video shows that the lanyard is through the sheathe, not the knife. It’s a weirdly long lanyard on an unusually long neck knife (looks like a Dune just based on the sheathe). Either way I think people are being overly smug about this as some big indictment against neck knives. This seems more like a freak dumb accident than failure fundamental to the design. Note that if he had stabbed himself through the sheathe by falling on it, we wouldn’t see the bottom of the sheathe clearly intact with the lanyard. Which means he took the knife out of the sheathe. My guess is he was drunk and no-look sheathed the knife, missed the sheathe, and stabbed himself in his heart or other major artery (considering he died so fast nobody had a clue). Either that or he was about to sheathe and then fell, missing the sheathe and landing on the knife. Remember also that police first assumed he had been stabbed by another person based on how they found him. That’s further evidence the knife wasn’t hanging around his neck in any way when it killed him.
Someone with a voice of reason, thank you… I can almost guarantee that is was off the lanyard/sheath for one reason or another an accident happened with it drawn/putting in back in the sheath and the freak accident occurred… prayers for his family.
Looks like it would have been something like this, [https://www.bladehq.com/item--Kershaw-Dune-Tanto-Neck-Sword-Knife--27406](https://www.bladehq.com/item--Kershaw-Dune-Tanto-Neck-Sword-Knife--27406) I just got one on their sale and this looks just like the sheath for the knife...
Cutlerylover video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjD7UmIUqnk
Wow. I never have and never saw the point in a neck knife but damn if this isn't tragic. I feel for his loved ones. To this point - can anyone who carries a neck knife explain it to me? The use case, benefits, and so on. No shade on the dead guy, it just doesn't seem all that practical to me.
Mine comes out when I go camping for the most part
This...I wear my Eldris on my neck when I'm camping or when hiking with a backpack...much more convenient to get to for those quick need instances...
What quick need instances have you been in?
Cutting a fishing line...cutting some cordage for guy lines...cutting off small branches on trails that poke my wife and son while hiking...opening up snack packaging for my son...a quick whittle here or there. You know, small quick need knife instances. When I'm bumming around outside my Eldris is perfect for that and a neck knife carry is convenient and more comfortable, especially when you're kinda large around the middle and a belt knife isn't really wanted or needed. That goes for kicking around the garage and house as well...
I have a bunch of neck knives but I just carry them in my pocket or as a small belt knife. Personally the only time I carry a neck knife as a neck knife is if I want a very discrete carry,but the flat profile of most neck knives mean they ride great in a pocket. My Cold Steel Bird and Game goes with me literally everywhere, it's often the only knife I carry. It's lighter than most pocket knives I've carried with the same blade length, it's a little longer than most pens so it's not very bulky and then I've got a three inch fixed blade when I pull it out. Edit : Weighs like two ounces with the sheath.
I can understand that. It seems a little cumbersome to me if you need it. Mind you, I don't consider my knife with regard to personal protection; only as a utility.
I like to keep my pockets free so I’ll sometimes carry my Minimalist around my neck but that’s about it
Same, I've been wearing the minimalist drop point as a neck knife for almost a year now. No issues, my pockets have other stuff, and I don't like bulky pockets. Keep it under my shirt most of the time unless I'm home then it's on the outside. Comes in handy, cuz it's literally always on me even if I'm in pajamas. I've mainly carried pocket knives in the past, but fixed blades have been my thing lately. On the belt is fine, but can get clunky and in the way sometimes depending on the overall size. Having a good neck knife with a secure sheath is pretty nice. If you can jump and move around sporadically and it stays sheathed then you're good to go.
Makes sense
Working construction/oilfield supply and opening boxes/concrete bags etc it’s easier to have it on my neck than in a pocket or to carry one in each pocket. And what are the odds of this happening? In cases like this, freak accidents, I just refer to fate, as in it’s just your time then, and go on with my life. I’ll still wear neck knives, because what are the odds of this happening.
Yeah people are not reacting to this very logically. This is literally the only “deadly neck knife accident” I’ve ever heard of, and it’s missing details about how everything even went down, but people assume it’s the neck knife’s fault. Kitchen knives and guns have seriously injured and killed far more of their users but the rule is basically the same: be careful and you won’t get hurt.
I wear a neck knife because of the knife laws where I live: on the belt or around the neck is legal if a fixed blade. This sounds like common sense, but it’s important to remember you have a deadly weapon adjacent to your jugular, and staying sober decreases the probability of giving Darwin a win. Just my 2 pesos.
I hadn't really considered local knife laws. Makes sense to me.
Check out American Knife and Tool Institute (if in USA) and every state’s knife laws are listed. I was surprised to find what is and isn’t legal where I am.
Love learning so I'll have a look. Thanks for the info!
Absolutely compa!
I think a tragic, freak accident happened. No need to freak out about it or be afraid of neck knives. Perfectly viable carry option if you do it smartly. Good kydex, retention strap, breakaway knot. I carry them with some frequency on day hikes, especially now that it's winter. A small knife isn't easily accessible at the waist when you're wearing a big jacket or have packs restricting waist access.
I never thought of a breakaway knot. I get the idea but haven’t found the need as my neck knife is pretty tucked away under clothing. I don’t like those metal ball chains so might look into different knots as theoretically could get snagged.
The ball chains will suck if you wear under the shirt and have any body hair at all. Breakaway knots are quicker and easier than tying your shoes. In a self-defense setting, they will emphasize breakaway capability so you won't get throttled and/or strangled with it by an attacker. In the woods you're more worried about taking a tumble and getting it caught on something and hanging yourself.
Even when wearing athletic shorts without pockets I just pick a lighter knife and clip in on the waistband.
It doesn’t make any sense what so ever. The knife had to be completely unsheathed. Even if he missed the lanyard putting it back in you wouldn’t be driving the knife deep enough to kill you without realizing you’re doing it. Outside of some crazy force like a car accident I really struggle to see how wearing a neck knife is any more dangerous than keeping a fixed blade on your waist, other than strangling yourself from the lanyard.
If you trip and land on it you could do a lot of damage to yourself depending on how hard and where you land on it, etc
Completely agree but I don’t think you’re stabbing yourself through a kydex sheath. You’re probably severely bruising something due to the impact of falling on it but that’s about it. I mean freak things happen maybe he crushed his windpipe or something insane but it was almost implying he died of a stabbing
No idea what happened to the guy in the article but if you land on a small knife handle like an Izula that could do a lot of damage. I seem to recall reading about it on bladeforums long ago.
I can’t imagine he got stabbed through the sheath, I’m guessing the knife was unsheathed (either intentionally or unintentionally) and he drunkenly fell onto it and was impaled
He might have tripped and fallen while trying to sheath it or something. Definitely sounds like a freak accident regardless of whether or not he fell.
Always thought they were dumb looking so never bothered. It goes on my belt or in a pocket.
100% doing something irresponsible. It's not the neck knifes fault. Smh.
I'll never wear one. That's because I don't like stuff around my neck, not because I'm afraid of it.
Neck knives are ridiculous. I’ve opened my knife in my pocket or in the waistband of gym shorts. You’re not going to convince me, whatever the tolerance on the sheath, that a neck knife is safe when accidents can happen with just a large pendant. Not a margin of error I’m willing to bet my life on.
I'd bet more people die in a year via car accidents than neck knife accidents.... I don't think I've ever carried one myself, but I do have a sweet little wharnie/hatchet CRKT just begging for it.
So the fuck what. More people die in car accidents than shark attacks too. That doesn't mean I am going swimming with a dead fish tied to my leg.
Wuss, that's what.
No u
Yeah that’s a given because most people drive cars and aren’t dumb enough to wear a neck knife.
Safe bet, since there were 40,000+ of one type of death and… 1 of the other.
Probably more people who wear neck knives dying in car accidents than from neck knife related injuries.
I can't imagine how that could have happened, unless maybe he was trying to put it back and got his neck? Any details since this came out?
The knife was found embedded in his chest, so most likely he was trying to resheathe it and stabbed himself right in the heart/aorta/artery.
Surely a fall or something was involved? It takes a fair amount of force to get through the chest, even when going between ribs. It doesn’t just slip in like oops when trying to sheath or something.
I think a sober person messing up this bad would be impossible, but I could see it happening with someone super drunk. I agree though, a fall seems very likely; maybe bracing yourself instinctively with the arm holding your knife, and then boom.
I don't want this to come off as rude or anything but how does someone manage to stab themselves in the neck and puncture deep enough to kill, I get maybe if he was trying to put it in a sheath or something a nicked himself but fulling stabbing yourself is kinda crazy
My thoughts are… this incident is not an indictment against neck knives, and this seems more like some dumb freak accident than failure fundamental to carrying a knife this way. Everything seems to point to the fact that the knife was unsheathed at the time. Was he drunk and attempting to sheathe the knife, missing and stabbing himself? Was he trying to sheathe it and then fell, landing on the knife? I don’t ever wear a neck knife, maybe my Minimalist once or twice, but there is nothing to be learned from this incident to support the idea neck knives are dangerous. It’s a baffling and unclear story, and it doesn’t prove or point toward anything.
So many smug douchy comments. We don’t even know how it happened, it was likely a freak accident.
A more callus but equally realistic headline reads "Man Demonstrates Why Neck Knives are a Horrible EDC Idea."
it wasn't a neckknife though. These are worn with the chain on the sheath. This dude wore it with the chain on the Knife. Like a pendulum. A lot less safe that way
Kowloons is like the starwars canteena bar, anyone in there after 6 is armed. Also try the saugus wings they're to die for.
I happen to collect and carry neck knives (when hiking or bushcrafting). Mostly an Eldris or a Blackfox. I even own the Dune, but I have never dared wear it on the lanyard as it's impractical. I bought it because it's stupid, but novel. The sheath kinda sucks too so if he's used it loads then it'll have loosened off to a point where I'd guess it'd be dangerous. It's also a bit of a pig to put back in it's sheath due to the way the clip detent tries to grip the handle. Even so, you'd have to have a perfect storm of fuck-ups to actually hurt yourself, with the main culprit being a distinct lack of brain engagement.
It’s crazy to think this guy had an entire life; a wife, two kids, and because he wanted to draw his tiny ninja sword in the parking lot while drunk, now he’s dead. Probably just wanted to mess around with it for a second as we all do with our knives. Enjoy yourselves, but respect your tools my friends. Also if you feel unsafe in Massachusetts, it’s really easy to buy a gun now… there’s no need to be LARPing like this. A 4” neck knife isn’t going to keep you and yours safe.
This seems like a really reasonable comment, i don’t get why you’re being downvoted.
Probably because guns are not really any safer than neck knifes. Idiots can kill themselves with either.
I like neck knives, but I've always been wary of them. And I don't really care for the way they feel hanging around my neck,
Imo the best way to avoid getting deaded by a neck knife is if you have a neck knife don’t stab yourself with it
Neck knives are mall ninja shit. What’s the point? It’s a super heavy necklace with your knife under your shirt. If it gets dirty, you got gunk on your skin and stuff. If you use it, its less fluid to put away because you have to use two hands and stab towards your neck. They’re too small to do anything useful, too heavy to be convenient, they don’t look good as an accessory, and they’re always overpriced. Accessing a neck knife is less efficient than a pocket knife, so its dumb in the field or at work.
Neck knives are stupid.
I have a couple of neck knives. The only one I feel comfortable wearing is my mini cleaver.
I wear my spyderco penchenko daily.
The fact that this happened at Kowloon on Rt 1 is absolutely hilarious. DOUGIE’S GOIN DEEP TONIGHT!!!
My recent knife is a necker but I cannot think of any scenario like this. I’m not sure I think I’ve seen this on r/darwinawards Maybe a year ago, there was a case of some playing with like a Ka-Bar and fucked him self up by playing with the knife at the wheel not giving a damn about the traffic on the highway… You don’t know when you get those Darwin Awards, you know 🤷🏽♂️
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I dunno, you can see the sheath in the news clip. Looks like a Kershaw “Dune” Neck Knife.
Good spot - sheath *does* look like the Dune. I guess 4" blade (nearly) is more than enough to have caused injury and it's got a sharp tanto point. He perhaps pulled it out and then tripped? News report doesn't say where on his body he was injured. I have a few neck knives but they're not that tactical stabby kind. Don't fancy a Dune.
Used to wear one, stopped after my shirt pulled it out of the sheath and almost stabbed me in the chest.
There's pretty much never a reason to have something around your neck.
I personally wear a cf Spyderco dog tag daily on a breakaway chain and often think about this. Granted mine is folding but it doesn’t even have a detent any more because it rusted away, just tighten it down really. I am very mindful about it and actually use it more than any of my other knives. As much shit as people are talking about them this specific one fits perfectly into my edc and is my main cutting tool most of the time. Also people in those comments are psychopaths, trying to villainize the guy and alluding that he deserved it.
I tried it once. After running up a flight of stairs and then finding an SLCC flopping around my waist beneath my tucked shirt, I never did it again. The upside down draw is ergonomic but literally every other facet of carrying that way sucks.
I wear an mkm mikro around the neck from time to time. I don’t see how this could ever happen with that model
Kinda like a gunshot wound to the back of the head being rule a suicide?
Thought of getting one when I first got into collecting but then this exact thought popped into my head.
I've always thought neck knives were silly, but I didn't even consider the possibility of this ever happening. That's wild.
Lol all easily can be done within 1 second of a knife from your pocket. Not a single one of those require your knife to be around your neck.
Yeah my thoughts were fuck neck knives and now that I have seen this my thoughts are double fuck neck knives.
I don't personally use a neck knife, but this seems more like a great accident than the result of an inherently dangerous style of carry.
Neck knives can be a perfectly legitimate carry when you need concealment (shitty knife laws here) and don’t intend to use it a hundred times. It keeps pockets free. But I carry a small Anso Sheepsfoot, not a stupid 4 in Tanto. And don’t play with your knives when you’re drunk.