The Ball is Mightier Than the Sword

A 15-year-old Florida kid named Joshua was killed in a freak sword accident. A sword that was hanging on his bedroom wall was hit by a ball, fell, and slashed him pretty good. He died from his injuries at the hospital a short while later. Why would anyone give a kid a sharpened sword? Also, sharpened swords are not supposed to be hung on walls, but on table stands where they can't fall on people. It seems to me that this kid's death could have been avoided. Sad.