A man doesn't need to use a knife to kill another comparably-sized man, let alone a woman. In real life, a single punch could do it, which is why so many guys in physical altercations are so surprised when the people they were pummeling end up in the morgue.
A man doesn’t need to use a knife to kill another comparably-sized man....
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A little pouf like Costas would have no knowledge of fisticuffs. Probably cried to the teacher when the other 9th grade boys messed up his hair.