I'm watching this thread. If it gets more than a tad vitriolic, I'll put it in Politics. But despite the obvious wrong cites (I knew the details of the McDonald's coffee case long ago), I have to agree with many of the points. "Zero tolerance" policies and automatic procedures take all human judgment -- and responsibility -- out of incidents that just twenty years ago would have handled on a case-by-case basis and dealt with intelligently and with common sense.
When I was back in high school, I decided that D&D alignments didn't work well on people, but classified governments and societies very well; these are just examples of cultures that were once Neutral/Lawful Good slipping to Lawful Evil because it is easier and simpler and doesn't require individuals to think nearly as much.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
When I was back in high school, I decided that D&D alignments didn't work well on people, but classified governments and societies very well; these are just examples of cultures that were once Neutral/Lawful Good slipping to Lawful Evil because it is easier and simpler and doesn't require individuals to think nearly as much.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.