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<br />-'",,! <br /> <br />As a concerned parent of two preteen age boys, I am outraged <br /> <br /> <br />at what my 12 year old son won at the Centerville Celebration <br /> <br /> <br />this passed weekend. Look at this knife and answer; Is this what <br /> <br />we want our" ym.mg people to view as a "PRIZE"? <br /> <br />Especially with <br /> <br />the crimes described on the news, tv and movies, you can't help <br /> <br />but picture in your mind the brutal acts that something like this <br /> <br />knife could be used for. <br /> <br />And with out much talk, this is what my <br /> <br />l2-year old c:onc:luded l'::\ftf'.?r he t.hm.1c..lhi: mO''''e about his "PRIZE." <br /> <br />It scared him to think that this could hurt someone and so he <br /> <br />t.hrew i. 17. c"wc:~y. <br /> <br />r took it out of the garbage for the purpose of <br /> <br />this letter. This isn't a kid who has an overly protective mom, <br /> <br />this is a kid who values people's safety. <br /> <br />I believe there are a <br /> <br />lot mere kids that place value on people than those who are <br /> <br /> <br />careless about how others are treated. And so I ask, why should <br /> <br />we t:::mt.ic:e Ololr" kids with "r:'r"izes" !:5uch c\\S this one? Shouldn't. we <br /> <br /> <br />help to preserve appropriate behavior? <br />After another visit to our carnival, my son came home with <br /> <br />i:.'~not.hf~r "PRIZE" t.his t.imc:.~ c:\ glass \o'Ji.th a beer logo eln the fn:mt. <br /> <br />"~gain I qu(;~stion is this <':.'\n appr"oprate "PRIZE" for (lUf' youn<;;J <br /> <br />Pf?OP 1 e? <br /> <br />Quite a different message than the one he learned from <br /> <br />the Dare program in sc:hool. Where is our consistency? <br /> <br />Given a bigger sect like the State Fair caters to, my voice would <br /> <br />be small, but within our community I would hope that you listen <br /> <br />and c:onsider what message I am trying to c:onvey. <br /> <br />Our tClwn of <br /> <br />Centerville has just. begun to annually celebrat.e our existence, <br /> <br />we have a c:hoice here as to what standards we would like to <br /> <br />claim. <br /> <br />If we want to st.amp out crime, then shouldn't we send <br />