RW>                        Now with this history do you really
 RW> want to apply "Zero Tolerance" to law enforcement? Not me!
The examples you cited dealt with school, not law enforcement. "Zero 
Tolerance" in law enforcement does not refer to new laws, rather to older 
aws
that may not have been enforced due to manpower restrictions, jail 
overcrowding, etc. An example might be the neighborhood paint sniffer who 
scares the children and is apparently not dealt with by law enforcement. 
Another example might be the neighborhood drunks who control the park. In a 
"Zero Tolerance" program, additional manpower is assigned to a problem area, 
and in the above examples, the violators would be charged, arrested, and 
aken
to jail.
I think that I understand your fear of the term, "Zero Tolerance", as you are 
comparing it to programs that are not law enforcement programs. We are not 
talking about new laws and new penalties, rather old laws and old penalties. 
Let me give you another example of a "Zero Tolerance" tactic and see what you 
think. It has always been against the law to stand on the street corner and 
sell drugs. In a "Zero Tolerance" program with additional manpower assigned 
to 
the area, the drug dealers would have a uniformed officer standing there with 
them until they gave up and went home. If the dealers moved, the officers
would move. We're really not talking about anything new, just additional 
presence, more field interviews, more visability, and concentration in a 
specific problem area. I can assure you that the drug dealers and other 
criminal types hate these tactics, but many of the good citizens actually 
ome
outside and applaud.
... Ahh wight!  Where's my WAM memowy you wascwy wabbitt?
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