Zero tolerance = Zero Sense

Locating and identifying stupidity is probably my best "sense". Much like the idiots who are sending money to Martha Stewart in her "Camp Cupcake" minimum-security jail (there's no bars). Martha has about a BILLION DOLLARS and some of these door knobs are sending her money so she can buy a little something for herself. THESE PEOPLE NEED A PSYCHIATRIST RIGHT NOW!! Morons, take your money and put it into your own communities or donate some time to a homeless shelter or soup kitchen and STOP GIVING CONVICTED INSIDER TRADING MULTI-MILLIONAIRES MONEY IN JAIL!!

Sorry but I started off on a tangent, but it had to be.

Next is the NO TOLERANCE policy of schools - which by the way reflects nothing of society since nothing in adult society is NO TOLERANCE. We're brainwashing kids to think a 2nd grader drawing a picture of a gun requires suspension from school. More non-sensical and idiotic behavior from supposed "educators" can be found here: Zero Tolerance and more here: More idiocy and yet some more here: Stupidity abounds .

The sad part is I can keep going and going and going with reports and actions taken by administrators. I have no problem keeping schools drug free, weapon free and harassment free, but a zero tolerance policy isn't realistic or ANY reality in life that I know of. If zero-tolerance was used in adult life - we wouldn't need lawyers, judges or a judicial system at all.

As you can read in the above links - NJ is in the forefront of the zero-tolerance banter and tends to suspend and/or expel children for playing "cops and robbers" or even taking home a plastic butter knife. A butter knife.

Just this week a Somerset NJ 2nd grader was first expelled, then just suspended for 5 days because Mommy sent a metal butter knife to school with him to butter his roll for lunch. He had it in his lunch bag - not his back pocket or bookbag. He didn't threaten anyone - he just wanted to butter his bread. Pffft! 5 days you miscreant!

Here's the culprit:


Notice the smooth edges, rounded tip and flowery patter on the handle. All indicators of a dangerous weapon in the hands of an 8 year old.

What's more interesting is that it seems to be very difficult to find a definition to a "zero tolerance policy" for ANY state. In Googling for a solid 30 minutes I found many pro/con ZT sites, even anti-harassment and anti-bullying agreements, but no outline. A published list of "do's and don'ts" or an outline of what is considered under the auspices of ZT is difficult to find. This begs the question:

How can you have a Zero Tolerance Policy if it's not defined?

Here the word for today children....can you say facisim? GOOD!