"Hammarberg, Eric" wrote:

> In a PC way, it depends on the kid (ie: your guess is as good as mine)
>
> Coincidentally, a contractor I met with today relayed a story where he gave
> a pocket knife to his 15 yr old nephew, who he thought would be alright with
> the knife and cautioned him against taking it to school etc. Well a few days
> later the kid gets suspended for pulling it on a classmate.
>

which reminds me that I did promise my daughter a butterfly knife when she
starts dating-
hopefully @ age 27