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Does anyone know how it was discovered that he kept the pocket knife in his car? Did someone have a grudge? Did the owner carelessly brandish it in the parking lot (i.e. playing around)? Is this a symptom of a darker aspect of politically correct policies by encouraging an informant culture? Was this simply a fellow student obeying their no tolerance programming? What characteristics of vigilance are encouraged in the "observe and report" education process? There's always the do-gooders and tattler's in society, but kids often want to please authority figures. Are students taught to be over-zealous as the "eyes" of the community? The no-tolerence policies may have good intentions behind them, but has more harm been done in the long run? Is this scenario playing out in other PC driven initiatives. I don't like the term, but "nanny-state" does seem appropriate in this case.
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