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48. Each incidence is unique and should be looked at on an individual basis.

Reply to Syzygy321 (Reply #30)

Fri Aug 28, 2015, 02:02 PM

Aug 2015

Zero tolerance is for the lazy and inept. It has proven time and again to be a failure especially for the kids.

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Little Girl Banned From Bringing Wonder Woman Lunch Box To School Because It's 2015 [View all] RandySF Aug 2015 OP

Sad, what are we boxing ourselves into? demosincebirth Aug 2015 #1

Stupidity like this should hurt. hifiguy Aug 2015 #2

I wonder what they teach in History class at that school - it's got to be petronius Aug 2015 #3

Er, we live in a culture that's addicted to violence Lorien Aug 2015 #4

This is the kind of crap... EL34x4 Aug 2015 #5

Eeyup. hifiguy Aug 2015 #6

Yep! EL34x4 Aug 2015 #7

I've owned a couple of Dave Reeves Hiwatts hifiguy Aug 2015 #9

That's the era to own, for sure. EL34x4 Aug 2015 #39

I had my my first Hiwatt 100 put on a scope once. hifiguy Aug 2015 #72

Darn. I was hoping it was for a Dynaco Stereo 70. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 #26

100 watt Marshall fan, I assume! Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #33

Yeah, it's hard. EL34x4 Aug 2015 #35

Oh, I've done it.. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #37

A 100W plexi? Damn, hifiguy Aug 2015 #40

Nights like tonight... EL34x4 Aug 2015 #91

F#%king A. Glassunion Aug 2015 #53

I remember going amp shopping about ten years ago hifiguy Aug 2015 #69

If I were ever to be quoted for all of eternity. Glassunion Aug 2015 #70

How exactly will this get Trump elected? Cali_Democrat Aug 2015 #44

Trump is riding high on a backlash... EL34x4 Aug 2015 #57

Yep. Stuff like this is raw meat for the reichwing dullards. hifiguy Aug 2015 #68

"reichwing" is an apt description EL34x4 Aug 2015 #78

Not so much Hitler, who was unique, and had a real messiah complex, hifiguy Aug 2015 #79

No names and the school is not named in the article. It is a sort of a fact free article. greatlaurel Aug 2015 #8

I always assume these "fact-free" articles are made-up. tabasco Aug 2015 #43

A lot of these kinds of articles are sourced from Reddit Xithras Aug 2015 #56

+ struggle4progress Aug 2015 #71

I noticed that, too. This article smells. kcr Aug 2015 #62

My thought exactly. I wondered if this is just another apocryphal story to tell us how bad Squinch Aug 2015 #75

Between this and the boy thrown in a cop car over shoes romanic Aug 2015 #10

zero tolerance melm00se Aug 2015 #16

Makes robots out of us all. randome Aug 2015 #19

Zero tolerace policy is a cop out gladium et scutum Aug 2015 #84

I wonder ornotna Aug 2015 #11

A better idea would be a U.S. Marine Corps madville Aug 2015 #13

It's already happened.. AnPak Aug 2015 #58

Zero tolerance madville Aug 2015 #12

We don't want to offend anyone...right??? ileus Aug 2015 #14

The fact that there is no letterhead madaboutharry Aug 2015 #15

The letterhead and signature were covered up because the mother didn't want the school Sheldon Cooper Aug 2015 #21

So it was said, as of now just another tale on the intertubes snooper2 Aug 2015 #24

We have become such a soft, weak society. bigwillq Aug 2015 #17

Well, she did kill Max Lord. (He got better.) randome Aug 2015 #18

I am glad the school is not identified. Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #22

Zero tolerance is not a "liberal" idea. It was thought up for the convenience of administrators. greatlaurel Aug 2015 #29

I see your point too. But it's hard to Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #30

Each incidence is unique and should be looked at on an individual basis. Glassunion Aug 2015 #48

That doesn't address my point. Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #55

Actually it does. Glassunion Aug 2015 #60

This. hifiguy Aug 2015 #66

That's what we pay administrators for... AnPak Aug 2015 #59

We pay them to inspect lunch boxes every day, for a school of six hundred Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #61

Can't let this one go laundry_queen Aug 2015 #88

Ok. If you've had kids though - kids Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #94

We ban WonderWoman Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #20

We 'ban' a fictional character that NEVER used a gun or weapon until the 21st century. Rex Aug 2015 #25

So where on the lunchbox does it show a violent character? A lasso? Yougottabefuckingkiddingme! Rex Aug 2015 #23

No, they ban all superheroes, not just the females. Glassunion Aug 2015 #34

That was my first thought too...how about that football team? Rex Aug 2015 #41

Every boy and girl needs role models and heroes. Glassunion Aug 2015 #42

I got through H.S., because the X-men were different and that was okay. Rex Aug 2015 #46

I'm leaning towards lazy Glassunion Aug 2015 #49

Yes I think you hit the nail on the head. Rex Aug 2015 #50

Bingo! greatlaurel Aug 2015 #51

I'm awaiting Yuiyoshidas comments calikid Aug 2015 #27

I saw something earlier this month that said 2015 - the year to be offended by everything. liberal N proud Aug 2015 #28

Religious school? DirkGently Aug 2015 #31

Before I opened the thread, I thought the issue was that her collarbones are showing. nt laundry_queen Aug 2015 #89

"Cardigan Woman lunch boxes are acceptable." DirkGently Aug 2015 #90

Violence and Dress Code abelenkpe Aug 2015 #32

I see nothing wrong with banning violent characters. nt Romulox Aug 2015 #36

Exactly! Glassunion Aug 2015 #45

WW is not a "violent character." WinkyDink Aug 2015 #64

She does use violence. Glassunion Aug 2015 #73

The 2015 WW is not the lunch-box one. But hey---if this school wants to ban all discussions of wars, WinkyDink Aug 2015 #82

Keep up that fantasy as long as possible right? AnPak Aug 2015 #81

that's what happens when you go DC 0rganism Aug 2015 #38

Well... Storm did kick her ass. Glassunion Aug 2015 #47

I wonder if a US Army lunchbox would be allowed n/t arcane1 Aug 2015 #52

Jerks should be more concerned with guns in schools than what's on a lunchbox. Octafish Aug 2015 #54

"Still, it�d be interesting to note whether this mandate came from a public or private school." ONLY WinkyDink Aug 2015 #63

SNOPES has its doubts. Metal lunch-boxes have generally been banned. To "Daniel and Sarah"?? WinkyDink Aug 2015 #65

Reading comprehension fail MosheFeingold Aug 2015 #77

Unsubstantiated rumors hold that a metal lunch box ban has been in effect in schools since at least WinkyDink Aug 2015 #83

more action character than violent Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #67

This story, real or not (I have my doubts), does not negate the awesomeness of Wonder Woman. Glassunion Aug 2015 #74

When the great George Perez rebooted WW hifiguy Aug 2015 #80

And behind this school's peculiar take on culture you will find... Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #76

A former co-worker of mind would give this school a piece of her mind Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #85

FAKE STORY - debunked Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2015 #86

"Don't believe everything you read on the internet?" What!1!?1?!??1!?!!1!??? struggle4progress Aug 2015 #92

FAKE STORY - debunked Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2015 #87

Superman is not "unwilling to take a life" Nevernose Aug 2015 #93