shadysus@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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 · 1 month 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-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoWhen oppression becomes norm (bullying is normalized), self-defence becomes “provocation”.
When oppression becomes norm (bullying is normalized), self-defence becomes “provocation”.