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To: jmq
I think the refusal to allow discretion is to minimize lawsuits based on perceived disparities in enforcement.

You know. A principal lets a white girl "get away with" possessing a Midol for menstrual cramps, and next thing you know, a black girl is caught with Ritalin that is not precribed for her, and some lawyer claims that there was racial animus in the disparate treatment of the two "offenses." Yes, there is a big difference, but who can trust courts to get anything right anymore. So they eliminate any discretion or judgement from the process.

27 posted on 09/20/2006 5:07:54 AM PDT by Montfort
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To: Montfort

ding ding ding!
We have a winner!

Lawsuits are at the very core of the idea of zerotolerance.


39 posted on 09/20/2006 5:17:18 AM PDT by mylife (the roar of masses could be farts)
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