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Glassunion

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20. This has nothing to do with Zero Tolerance.

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:15 PM

Jan 2013

Zero Tolerance removes all thought and compassion from the process.

The opposite of zero tolerance is to look at each situation for what it is. For your child one solution may be effective, yet for another child in a completely different situation, that same solution may have the opposite effect.

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Cops handcuff and interrogate boy, 7, for hours over missing $5: family [View all] MrScorpio Jan 2013 OP

Why were the police even involved in the first place? surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #1

Zero Tolerance at work. Glassunion Jan 2013 #13

I wish they would have done this to my child AverageMe Jan 2013 #17

This has nothing to do with Zero Tolerance. Glassunion Jan 2013 #20

You either left out the sarcasm symbol missingthebigdog Jan 2013 #22

+1 Fearless Jan 2013 #28

No sarcasm AverageMe Jan 2013 #36

I'm still not sure you're serious missingthebigdog Jan 2013 #39

The problem is that the girl denies he hit her AverageMe Jan 2013 #42

You named the one thing for which I have zero tolerance. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #29

I hope they win GETTINGTIRED Jan 2013 #2

Only a few bad apples n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #3

Reyes. Never saw that one coming. Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #4

Don't the cops listen to the news? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #5

The money does not come out of their pockets ........... taxpayers pay Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #23

our streets are now safer Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #6

Doesn't the law require guardian Jan 2013 #7

Probably the basis of the suit... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #16

Nope RiverNoord Jan 2013 #31

I am really surprised guardian Jan 2013 #37

Better than that is to say... RiverNoord Jan 2013 #40

Surely the cops exposed themselves to unnecessary risk by leaving his right hand uncuffed. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #8

What is next water boarding newfie11 Jan 2013 #9

Those officers deserve to be fired immediately Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #10

My psychic powers are working, somehow I just knew it would be CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #11

The mother's name RoccoRyg Jan 2013 #21

That poor little baby. Control-Z Jan 2013 #12

They "interrogated" him for 10 hours??? Doesnt he have any rights? rhett o rick Jan 2013 #14

Some cops take their jobs way too seriously davidn3600 Jan 2013 #15

Some cops should seriously have their jobs taken away. Matariki Jan 2013 #18

So true, but they very seldom get punished and fired even less. n-t Logical Jan 2013 #25

Disgusting and in my opinion it is child abuse! Sadiedog Jan 2013 #19

Isn't it funny how a Right Wing Rag like the NY Post goes all "Police State" under Dems? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #24

One wonders how they treat their own children Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #26

One must always have one's priorities straight Ian Iam Jan 2013 #27

These cops obviously dont have enough to do.. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #30

child in jail timdog44 Jan 2013 #32

And this kid will grow up with what attitude about the police? gollygee Jan 2013 #33

Kid should of told them he's a Banker. Octafish Jan 2013 #34

IF this were true, it would be awful. HOWEVER, it is being reported in the NY Post, Squinch Jan 2013 #35

Plus it is a civil suit, which should be taken with a big grain of salt. duffyduff Jan 2013 #38

No surprise. It's much more fun to DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #41

Wilson now appears on the school-to-prison pipeline. Trillo Feb 2013 #43