Who brings a knife to a Track meet? I don’t want to jump to conclusions but bring a deadly weapon to a high school sporing event? I mean if it were self defense, and he grabbed a shotput or a Javelin or something, I might understand that as self defense, or at least not pre-meditated.
I carry a pocketknife virtually everywhere. As a tool, not a weapon. Of course, a screwdriver can also be a formidable weapon in the right circumstances.
I’m so used to having the pocketknife that when I fly somewhere, I sometimes check my luggage with the knife, or buy a really cheap one at my destination and throw it away at the airport.
That is absolutely no excuse for this thug’s actions. But to make such a strong statement that a deadly weapon at a track meet is also a bit inflammatory.