Thread: Having your razors confiscated is just one more reason I hate college dorms...

Hones are even more dangerous. They can be used as missiles and would therefore present a grave danger if combined with the ability to procure the culpable act of lets say throwing them at bystanders below your window...of course with malice aforethought!

Lethal I tell you, lethal.

In all honesty, a straight razor is not that dangerous, but it is indeed a matter of perception. The average person 'could' be very threatened if you were to hold one up and assault them with it.

I would just hide them somewhere. Its against your rights to be thoroughly searched, well I dont know about in the US actually. But just hide them.

Originally Posted by heirkb

Well, the campus police came today and inspected my entire room.

If your college dormitory is anything like mine was, I shudder to think of all the really dangerous and illegal sh!t the campus cops passed on the way to your room to get at your razors.

Best of luck with a prompt resolution to all of this...

Originally Posted by Bruno

I am going to be the unpopular one, but I can see it from their point of view. Or at least, I understand why they did the things they did (not that I agree of course).

Suprisingly the security guy was honest about the problem: it was about perception. If you have a large collection of 'knives' then you become known as 'obsessed' with them. For some reasons, soemone saw fit to report you. Perhaps he saw too much saw or sweeney todd movies. Point is, security ended up at your doorstep.

They admit that shaving is ok, but the large collection raises questions. And perceptions are everything in US politics. The guy admits you are not a probelm, however, if somehow you should go postal and do something, then the security guys and administrator are going to get hammered for 'not doing anything'.

This is very similar to today's security theatre in US airports where 3 year olds are harrassed, paraplegic kids have to walk through the metal detector without their braces and women get groped on the inside of their underwear by the TSA.

I know what you mean. I think the straight razor thing freaks people out. Somehow they think of it as more dangerous than other knives. I honestly think I could cause more damage with a Swiss army knife than with a straight, which has a super delicate blade and a wobbly pivot (relatively)...and don't get me going on again about all the super pointy steak knives and kitchen knives that every kitchen in these dorms has.

Originally Posted by heirkb

... super pointy steak knives and kitchen knives that every kitchen in these dorms has...

Please. I've sharpened enough kitchen knives to know they are dull as cardboard. In the end, a person could use damn near anything to inflict serious harm to another person. Not saying, just saying.
edit: i guess my point is that most people's perception of what is sharp tends to be very far from truth.

So wait, are there any knives in the kitchen, or are those not allowed either?

Originally Posted by markevens

So wait, are there any knives in the kitchen, or are those not allowed either?

There are plenty of knives. And whether they're dull or sharp, it'd probably be much easier to stab or cut someone with one of those than with a straight which is relatively flimsy in comparison.

Originally Posted by red96ta

Shoot....when I went to high school, I carried a switchblade and never got so much as a second look, not even from the teachers.

Fast forward to going back to college many...many years later and I carried a Case medium Stockman. Mainly to open boxes and to trim the fingernails and everyone freaked out! These days, younger folks see any bladed instrument as a weapon.

Incidentally I graduated from college 2 years ago (it could have changed), and the rules were very clear.. Knives were allowed as long as they were under a 4" blade... me and most/many of my friends carried pocket knives to class etc. Professors even learned who had the knives when they'd need something done, and one of us would volunteer.

In our case, I can imagine a straight razor being considered a knife over 4"... then again I don't think I'd attempt shaving with a straight in a public restroom anyway.

Also remember, "shaving" is probably ranks very low on the list of most popular hobbies, thus an odd perception.

I'm also curious about the decision to store $3,000 of anything in your dorm-room. I think if someone had walked off with the entire contents of my dorm room including the school's furniture they might have had $2k worth (most of which being my laptop)

Originally Posted by bbshriver

I'm also curious about the decision to store $3,000 of anything in your dorm-room. I think if someone had walked off with the entire contents of my dorm room including the school's furniture they might have had $2k worth (most of which being my laptop)

I'm of like mind myself. Dorm thefts are not unheard of, and besides my computer, I wouldn't have anything of great value in a dorm room, especially a collection of some sort.

We live in an era of paranoia, political correctness, emasculation, and prissiness. I was reprimanded on a different forum (not regarding shaving) for posting a picture of my gun collection and it would have been OK except one of the moderators thought that ONE of the guns was an assault weapon. It wasn't but that didn't matter. Those folks do just fine now without my participation. These are just signs of the times and it's getting worse everyday.

I only kept the razors in there for a while and the door was kept locked. They were then moved to my girlfriend's room, which is a closed suite style (imagine a 5 bedroom apartment) and I trust everyone in that suite.

What else would I do with my razors? Most of what I do with my money involves buying and selling razors (and food and cooking stuff), so they'd have to go somewhere. Honestly though, if I was ever worried about something being stolen, it would have been my computer. Most people I've met don't think razors are nearly as valuable as they actually are.