Bill Is Forty Years Old, but Has a Mental Disability

Bill is forty years old, but has a mental disability that prevents him from understanding the danger in sharp objects.He plays with such objects as a five-year-old would play with, such as a beach ball.One day he sees his friend Kevin coming down the street.Bill is holding a knife that he took from his brother.When Kevin approaches, Bill throws the knife at Kevin and shouts "Catch." Bill is surprised and confused when he finds out that the knife seriously wounds Kevin.Kevin sues Bill for negligence.

A) Bill will be held to the standard of a reasonable person with the mental disability that Bill has.
B) Bill will be held to the standard of a reasonable person who has the basic knowledge and intelligence needed in everyday life, even though Bill lacks both.
C) Bill will be held to the standard of a reasonable five-year-old person.
D) Bill will be strictly liable for engaging in an inherently dangerous activity.