shadysus@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoZero tolerance policies in schools and mandatory minimum sentences have the same arguments and issuesmessage-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1147arrow-down1message-squareZero tolerance policies in schools and mandatory minimum sentences have the same arguments and issuesshadysus@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-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-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 days agoit’s not about making sense. it’s about absolving administrators of accountability. when someone violates the policy they just point to it and claim there is nothing they can do, it’s beyond their control. who do you think sets up these polices? the admins themselves.
it’s not about making sense.
it’s about absolving administrators of accountability. when someone violates the policy they just point to it and claim there is nothing they can do, it’s beyond their control.
who do you think sets up these polices? the admins themselves.