If mundane acts are treated with increasingly aggressive behavior (286), how would this establish a standard for more extreme forms of delinquency? Zero-tolerance policies have not proven to be entirely effective, and a byproduct of these policies is a heavier emphasis on punishment for mundane acts (286). Do these punishments incentivize even more aggressive behavior towards extreme acts, or is there a possibility to consider only using aggressiveness for extreme acts #so345
@jackrabbit2 It's a good question to think about. I suppose that it models aggression as appropriate. If these mundane acts are met with force, it continues to legitimize force as being a tool used to solve these problems. I think also the interesting thing to me is how it blurs minor and large. If you're going to face aggression for mundane acts, what more could there be for more serious behaviors? #so345