Arrested for Zero-Tolerance: By all accounts Kyle Thompson is a normal 14-year old kid .. [after holding onto a note, he] is now spending the year under house arrest."

FallingSnowAngel · 2013-10-03T06:41:27+00:00

This won't end until there's zero tolerance for zero tolerance. Instead of focusing on just the victims, those responsible for the arrests need to be afraid to ever fall that far. Pick one cowardly asshole, one who shows no regret or self awareness, and make them public enemy number 1. Their name needs to be radioactive.

Jesus_marley · 2013-10-03T09:50:48+00:00

Fuck I hate the very concept of zero tolerance. It is nothing but a cowardly attempt to absolve people of their responsibility. No longer are people in positions of authority expected to adjudicate, but rather to impose a uniform policy that at best is a poor fit for the very scenarios it is meant to address. What makes it worse, is that the behaviours that are most often targeted by zero tolerance policies are typically "male" behaviours. rough and tumble play, mock fighting, and other physically interactive activities. Violation of arbitrary standards results in discipline that is not in proportion to the so called offense. this breeds resentment, anger and a sense of helplessness in those so treated. It also criminalizes "maleness" and sets people upon the school to prison pipeline by reinforcing the internal and external perceptions that normal male behaviours and interactions are pathological.

JamesJohnHardy · 2013-10-03T16:19:41+00:00

Prisons are basically the slave labor force of the modern US, so of course they wanna set troubled youths up for a life in and out of the system. What's that? There aren't enough troubled youths around these days? BETTER MAKE SOME!

DougDante · 2013-10-05T14:33:47+00:00

TO:

Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Action [email protected];

SUBJECT:

Kyle Thompson and boys like him deserve protection from sexism too

BODY:

Anthony Romero,

Thank you for highlighting the injustices faced by Kyle Thompson, a normal 14 year old boy who was unfairly arrested and expelled under school zero-tolerance policies.

Arrested for Zero-Tolerance https://www.aclu.org/secure/kyle_thompson_zero_tolerance1

I also urge you to publicly acknowledge what you likely privately already know to be true.

In addition to his race Kyle faces discrimination in matters of law enforcement due to his gender.

I urge you, and the ACLU to recognize, acknowledge, and fight discrimination against men, boys, and their children.

4man · 2013-10-03T06:51:51+00:00

Why is the teacher not charged with assault/battery? Laying hands on a student should not be tolerated.

Arby01 · 2013-10-03T17:11:31+00:00

zero tolerance for what? I don't see what the kid got arrested for... not giving the note to the teacher? That's a crime that we spend police time on?

Chaoticgood11 · 2013-10-03T20:54:40+00:00

There's not enough jobs awaiting kids coming out of high school. That's why they're building them more prison cells. For-profit prisons, at that. The school-to-prison funnel is expanding. Something about all those connections seems so... sinister.

phengineer · 2013-10-04T02:30:34+00:00

I call BS on this article. You don't get put under house arrest for not handing over a note. It's also written in a way where it's pretty clear there is a huge part of the story that isn't being conveyed

mistyriver · 2013-10-05T14:09:53+00:00

It's definitely a problem that our American society has this fetish for thinking about aberrant people... and then guarding ourselves against them - and yes, it's invariably men who fall victim to this thing. How the American news media reports on crime mirrors how Hollywood puts together its stories and characters. It's entirely fictional and unrealistic. Naturally, this perception of the world around us gets firmed up in middle class America... and people end up instituting very stupid and callous policies like the "three strikes" laws in California, and the zero tolerance policies in schools.

It doesn't have to be this way. Cross any international border, and you'll see that people have an entirely different perspective on how to make their society a better and more orderly place. The USA seems to me to be fairly unique in that central to this exercise is the pinpointing and sidelining of "aberrant" individuals. Most other Western countries focus on helping people who are having problems rather than totally weeding them out.

MattClark0994 · 2013-10-03T12:24:06+00:00

The left leaning ACLU will fight for your rights if you are an illegal, a minority, or a female. Any other groups are on their own.

Title	Arrested for Zero-Tolerance: By all accounts Kyle Thompson is a normal 14-year old kid .. [after holding onto a note, he] is now spending the year under house arrest."
Author	DougDante
Upvotes	45
Comments	18
Date	October 3, 2013 5:46 AM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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