I'm in agreement that it's a sales article instead of serious journalism. The writer is is leveraging off of an increasing penchence for security theater to promote buying high end knives as show pieces instead of EDC usage.

A couple weeks ago, I traveled with my wife to a craft fair, where she wanted to sell her hand-made crocheted, or knitted, or something, crafts. It was early on a Saturday, and she asked me to go to the local MacDonalds to get her a coffee and a MacEggSomething. I went in and got it. On the way out, I saw an elderly gentleman on his knees at the back of his car.

Seems his muffler had failed, and he needed something to cut the rubber thingy so he could drive home. I presented my Emerson CQC wave knife. As you probably know, the wave knife comes out of the pocket opened.

He accepted it and proceeded to cut off the muffler. When he gave it back to me he said, "I thought I was a Boy Scout."