News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: Zero Tolerance: Ineptly Executed, Mindlessly Punitive |
| Title: | US CA: Zero Tolerance: Ineptly Executed, Mindlessly Punitive |
| Published On: | 1999-09-08 |
| Source: | Orange County Register (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 19:14:25 |
ZERO TOLERANCE: MISGUIDED IN CONCEPT, INEPTLY EXECUTED, MINDLESSLY PUNITIVE
AND UNCONSTITUTIONALLY INTRUSIVE
"Zero" tolerance really isn't. If it were, the violator would be expelled
after the first violation. Instead, he/she is transferred.That's like
eating in a restaurant and finding a fly in your soup. The waiter transfers
it to the salad instead of discarding it altogether. Zero tolerance is a
typical government program: misguided in concept, ineptly executed,
mindlessly punitive and unconstitutionally intrusive.
Don Hull
Costa Mesa
AND UNCONSTITUTIONALLY INTRUSIVE
"Zero" tolerance really isn't. If it were, the violator would be expelled
after the first violation. Instead, he/she is transferred.That's like
eating in a restaurant and finding a fly in your soup. The waiter transfers
it to the salad instead of discarding it altogether. Zero tolerance is a
typical government program: misguided in concept, ineptly executed,
mindlessly punitive and unconstitutionally intrusive.
Don Hull
Costa Mesa
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