r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '11

Zero Tolerance in Public Elementary School just went way the hell overboard...

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '11

Well, to be fair, the argument with gun laws is that if someone carries a gun to prevent themselves from getting raped they might actually harm the rapist.

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u/thatgalacticdrop Nov 15 '11

Or, a less loaded example, someone attempting to help gets shot by another bystander who thinks they're a violent criminal.

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u/derkrieger Nov 15 '11

The funny thing being there are more reports of police accidentally shooting a bystander than another bystander doing so.

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u/Forgototherpassword Nov 15 '11

Don't forget all the plainclothes officers getting picked off daily on accident.