It matters that Bernie was asking to lead an organization that he wasn ' t a part of , didn ' t help to build , and would abandon immediately after he lost the primaries . Democrat was a flag of convenience for Bernie , nothing more . Hard to blame Democrats for being not especially interested in helping Bernie raid their organization . <| sep |> What ' s the total dV ? <| sep |> 60 for zoolock <| sep |> Then I don ' t see where you come off suggesting a knife is superior for disabling the ability to wield a weapon . You will only inhibit their ability to clamp firmly to their weapon if you sever the tendons , sever a major muscle group , or cause an injury so grievous that they almost instantly drop dead or unconscious . Most other cuts , even deep cuts to the abdomen won ' t even mentally register to an attacker , which means they will do little to stop them from holding a weapon . Most people who have been stabbed even report thinking that it just felt like a really hard punch and they didn ' t even realize they had been cut . You ' d have to essentially fillet their arms over and over until you destroyed the muscular and tendon infrastructure allowing them to hold an object . Compare that to a baton which can and will break the bones in the arm , hand , and wrist , causing immediate swelling that will make it hard to hold anything not to mention immensely painful . Or striking to the head which will guaranteed interrupt their mental feedback loop of aggression .