-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 07/12/2001 11:39:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Either this kid was unbelievable stupid, or he deliberately wanted to provoke something...he knew about the zero-tolerance policy and deliberately chose to break it, when complying would not have adversely affected his costume in the least, since the knife could not normally be seen. Which brings up the 2nd point...choosing to deliberately flaunt the zero-tolerance policy, Mr. Hix then did not leave well enough alone, and must have taken the knife out for some reason at the dance, because it could not otherwise be seen. >> Yeah, but it still boggles my mind. I can remember when every fourth and fifth grader's dream was to own hightops. These were a heavy leather boot that reached almost to the knee. A factor of each pair was a large jackknife that had its own leather pouch sewn right into the boot. Our boy scouts (those who came in uniform due to some special occasion always had their boy scout knife on them. Boys did occasionally play a game called mumbly peg on the school grounds before school started. Otherwise the knives were much admired, and almost never seen open, because no one wanted anyone else's dirty fingers on his precious knife. To my knowledge no child in this area was ever injured by one of these knives in all the years I attended school. Apparently we have become a nation of idiots who cannot carry any weapons anywhere for fear of sudden transmutation into mass killers. Even our french fries have become lethal. No one has mentioned it yet, but our restaurants should start serving meat cut into bite sized pieces so customers to not have to handle knives, and the chef who cuts the meat for them should be under armed guard at all times. One never knows when one of these guys will pop. Prudy <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
