Three interesting articles from kuro5hin

The "Zero Tolerance" Approach to Fighting in Schools

If I'm not wrong, the notion of zero-tolerance has appeared in motions before, although that was in relation to drugs and punishment for trafficking/consumption, or crime in general. When looking at zero-tolerance in education and schools, there are certain things that are different. Some of the issues, however, are still the same, and I feel the article does a reasonably good job of analyzing these issues.

Moving 8000 People 10 Kilometres

This article discusses the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip, and also provides a brief historical background about the conditions that led to the emergence of the problem in the first place, and the possible reasons for Sharon's decision.

A compact example of a failed counter-terrorism policy

This article focuses largely on the fatal shooting in London of an unarmed man by police who suspected he was a terrorist, and also covers (briefly) the reactions of people in his hometown in Brazil.

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