How are Our Children Going to Get Out of Bathrooms?

It was roughly 2 am on a standard night at MIT. Pacing the hallways with my trusty football, I asked a few people if they wanted to hit up a local shop for some late night chocolate milk and Italian subs. Receiving an affirmative, I told them I'd be back in a moment. I really had to go to the bathroom.

Having finished my business and washed my heads, I went to unlock the bathroom door. The knob turned, but the latch did not retract. I looked at my football. We were stuck in the bathroom.

After yelling and attracting the attention of some local residents, I asked if they had any bright ideas. One suggested re-locking and unlocking the door, which had allowed her to escape a similar situation several days ago. Alas, it did not work. I looked at my football again. Still stuck in the bathroom.

But wait! I had my trusty Gerber multi-tool with me! Holding my football a bit steadier, I whipped out the mini-screwdriver, took off the doorknob casing, had some friends help take apart the rest of the doorknob, pulled out the latch, and escaped the clutches of the bathroom (EDIT: this sentence was modified to properly attribute work to people missed on the initial post).

Today, the NYTimes ran an article on schools punishing children for carrying multi-tools. I want to know from these multi-tool nay-sayers: Who is going to get our children out of the bathrooms at 2 am? Because I don't think it is going to be you.