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A zero-tolerance policy on weapons will never prevent a single school shooting or other instance of serious violence. Never. Not even once. A shooter doesn't th
by jcromartie 17y ago
A zero-tolerance policy on weapons will never prevent a single school shooting or other instance of serious violence. Never. Not even once. A shooter doesn't think "oh, I shouldn't shoot up my school because I will get expelled for it." A kid doesn't think "oh no, I'm had better not stab that rival gang member because someone might find my knife."
They completely fail to protect anybody. So why do these policies exist? There must be some ulterior motive to them.
- xiaoma 17y agoCertain crimes of passion don't occur, or don't cause as much damage when no weapons are readily accessible.
- mquander 17y agoJust because you say so doesn't make it true. Not all crimes with weapons are premeditated a day in advance. If someone brings a knife to school every day, they'll almost definitely have that knife available when a fight arises, whereas if they don't habitually bring a knife, they may not. Also, I suspect that such zero-tolerance policies are popular among the majority of parents, to whom the other kid is generally the frightening one, and whose own wouldn't hurt a fly.