shadysus@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoZero tolerance policies in schools and mandatory minimum sentences have the same arguments and issuesmessage-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1message-squareZero tolerance policies in schools and mandatory minimum sentences have the same arguments and issuesshadysus@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
Proponents will argue it’s about fairness and deterrence Lack of judicial discretion and a shift to prosecutorial power will end up with disproportionate punishments, while still allowing for discrimination
minus-squareSereneSadie@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoIt was here in Australia at a shitty Catholic college. Bede Polding, to name and shame. Their zero tolerance was saying ‘no’ to a teacher. As if their fascism wasn’t blatant enough.
It was here in Australia at a shitty Catholic college. Bede Polding, to name and shame.
Their zero tolerance was saying ‘no’ to a teacher. As if their fascism wasn’t blatant enough.