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sagenumen t1_ja7ruxz wrote

Good. Bullies need consequences.

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gordonv t1_ja8g0d8 wrote

And not this "Zero Tolerance victims get punished too" nonsense.

We're not the Taliban.

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sagenumen t1_ja8kfq9 wrote

Yeah. That was always dumb as hell.

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BeamStop23 t1_jaawrdv wrote

it's the same premise as stand your ground

In the same way that the above simply leads to more people killing each other. Giving 13 year olds the responsibility on whether or not they should resort to violence just leads to more unnecessary violence. Zero tolerance reduces fighting in school and removes any accusations of racism, favoritism, bias, etc. No need to play judge and jury, etc. Everyone just goes home and gets time to chill out. If you have a bully and want to fight them that bad, take it off school grounds, or eat the suspension. Most students will recognize that it's not worth it and learn self control or how to handle a stressful situation nonviolently

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[deleted] t1_ja94zo1 wrote

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sagenumen t1_ja97pba wrote

Who is gaining "clout" here?

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[deleted] t1_ja99rey wrote

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sagenumen t1_ja9anr4 wrote

So, your contention is that the only reason people are talking about it here is for clout? And then I'm dumb for asking you to clarify that that is, indeed, your contention? Lol. Ok.

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