Word: knifings
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...Taco Bell relaunched in the country two years ago and now has plans to expand to 300 outlets. If Mexicans are willing to spend their pesos on authentic American chimichangas, maybe it's not a pipe dream for Chinese to dig into some Sichuan Chicken Flatbread. With a knife and fork, of course...
...There’s an egg on your head and the yolk is running down… There is a knife in your back and the blood is gushing down?...
...Newark, Del., has become. Over the past month, Christie has harshly criticized the unfairness of his school’s zero-tolerance policies, and for good reason—Christie himself was recently suspended from school for bringing in a Cub Scout tool that can be used as a knife, fork, or spoon. This seemingly innocuous item violated the district’s no-tolerance policy on weapons; Christie may now have to serve 45 days in reform school...
...other implements that can be used as weapons into school, they are engaging in inherently unsafe actions. Even if, as in Christie’s case, the weapon is innocently brought in out of excitement or pride, dangerous situations can result. Christie could have taken out the knife in anger during a fight, or another student could have stolen it from him; in both cases, his intent in bringing the weapon into school may have been completely innocent but still could have culminated in a risky situation. Zero-tolerance policies are necessary to keep students safe from any such contingencies...
Nevertheless, Christie’s parents and other members of the community are right to express outrage at the facts of the case. Christie is only six years old, and he brought the knife in because he wanted to show off his new Cub Scout tool at lunch. The rationale behind suspending him and potentially sentencing him to a month and a half in reform school seems highly questionable: Christie is not a student with violent or disruptive tendencies, so the question remains as to which aspects of his behavior need to be “reformed...