MM>Never stated or implied enforcement wirgout legal authority, although it
  >happens. I also recognize that some officers step beyond legality.
  >I intended to address the concxepts of zero tolerance.  The issue itself 
is 
  >sad commentary on the whole criminal justice system on both sides, and is
  >interesting in itself.The self righteous among us feel the need to right
  >wrongs by fiat/policy/laws they themselves right, then those accused 
efend
  >themselves against overbearing and arguably oppressice enforcement.
  >The most interesting part of this scenario is the school syustems where a 
ca
  >can be unbdisputed as to fact, and the agressor and victim get sinmilar
  >punishments and records---inplying equal guilt.zero tolerance is an 
abdicati
  >of responsibility to teach in these scenarios and has a number of serious
  >unintended consequences.aorry but hand gives out....
You must have different zero tolerance programs in your neck of the
woods.  The only one I am familiar with involves enforcing the law
all the time....regardless of who, where or what.
CHARLES HUNTER
 * 1st 2.00 #9124 * Failure is never fatal and success is never final.
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