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Originally Posted by Gogogo
No teacher has any need to carry a penknife in school or college at all, let alone show it off.
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I agree that 'waving' a knife around unneccessarily is wrong.
But I think the knife phobia that has us fearing the worst from the humble pen-knife is way OTT.
When I was younger it was very cool to have one, and I don't recall ever considering it as a weapon - it was just the kind of useful thing to have in your pocket, like the piece of string, the metal washer or whatever other item of treasure.
O good pen-knife has a good array of tools other than the knife blade, and can be of proper use.