In Bedford, Texas, a 16-year-old honor student was expelled after a security guard noticed a kitchen knife on the floor of the student's car. The knife apparently had fallen unnoticed as the student carted some of his grandmother's possessions to Goodwill. He was ordered to spend a year in a juvenile-justice education program and banished from district property and school-sponsored activities. [.] In Deer Lakes, Pennsylvania, a kindergarten student was suspended for bringing a toy axe to school. He was dressed as a firefighter for Halloween. [.] In Thornton, Colorado, a fifth-grade girl was arrested for sexual harassment after repeatedly asking a classmate if he liked her. (Starr 2).
Zero tolerance is a policy concerning issues in today's society that are thought to be extremely dangerous. The three main focuses of the policy are incidences of violence, drugs, and alcohol. Zero tolerance treats children as if they were adults, and removes the "innocent until proven guilty" philosophy on which our country thrives. This policy could be extremely harmful to the lives of the students it affects and, "[.] disrupts the lives and educations of good students nearly as often as it does those of troubled students." This happens by treating all offenses dealing with the aforementioned issues and all students equally, even if the student has had a flawless record and had obviously no harmful intent (Starr 1).
Before the zero tolerance idea came about, the school system treated discipline in a completely different manner. Each student would be evaluated based on their prior record, where and when the incident occurred, and what the circumstances were surrounding the incident. If a student was a relatively good kid with no past disciplinary actions taken against him or her, they were much more likely to have a punishment that actually taught them something, rather than creating a sense of resentment towards the school authorities, and "the system" in general.
This is an imperfect world, and there are no perfect solutions to murder, but the least society can do is take a "zero tolerance" position on the taking of human life. ... Ultimately, death penalty proponents believe that there is absolute evil, and that society must therefore deal with it in the most firmest way. ...
This is shown in Snow White and Cinderella where there is an evil stepmother who seems to be occult (Kuntz 1). ... In the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the evil, gothic Professor Snape feeds a poisonus potion like a magical drink, in the act of trying to kill the toad Trevor (Rowling 41). ... Children should learn to understand violence, that there is zero tolerance as it will hinder the development of a good adult. ...
The book makes mention of the Zero Tolerance rule that was instituted into schools across the country after the Columbine incident. ... We have to teach them all we can about good and evil and hope they make the right choices. ...
Other countries, such as Iraq, Iran, and North Korea, as described in reference to the "axis of evil" President Bush has mentioned, are a threat because of their known support for terrorist groups and/or building of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. ... The U.S. has a history with every person or place mentioned, so the U.S. should have zero tolerance for any act of terrorism. ...
"Zero tolerance" laws throughout the nation have resulted in the decay of the constitution's Due Process clause. ... The old saying that "Money is the root of all evil" definitely stands true in the world, but especially so in the drug world. ...
"Love Sucks No, I don't believe in love at first sight because love is an evil plot to make people buy alcohol and firearms. ... The culture that he grew up was in itself pretty violent, his surroundings were full of guns, although his parents had a zero tolerance for violence, we find out that Kips dad owned a gun himself. ...
Many organizations are trying to find ways to better educate their employees and to incorporate a zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual harassment. ... In order to prepare an organization for zero tolerance with sexual harassment issues managers must first train all employees. ... "It's a "hear-no-evil, see-no-evil" attitude that's been a big problem in the workplace." ...
