Zero Tolerance Blowback

I was listening to the Mark Davis radio program this morning, and a caller made an interesting observation regarding the tragic abduction and murder of Carlie Brucia.

The caller noted that the zero tolerance policy in schools for anything that might be construed as a weapon has created a situation in which a predator can confidently predict that each and every child walking home from school is essentially helpless.

We will never know if this tragedy could have been averted if Carla had been carrying a little can of mace or a penknife to cut herself free. We do know, however, that thanks to zero tolerance policies the monster that killed her was confident that she would have no such opportunities.