Here Are 10 Outrageous 'Zero Tolerance' Follies of 2014
Here are 10 of the most infamous "zero tolerance" punishments handed down to kids-and even some adults-this year.
Free-Range Kids
School Says Students Need to Hear What Madman's Gunfire Sounds Like
Chillingly fatalistic.
Child Services to Mom Who Did Nothing Wrong: 'Just Don't Let Your Kids Play Outside'
Cops think letting a kid play outside, within view of the house, is a crime.
Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children?!
Focus on your own kids and stop criminalizing parenthood
Helicopter Parents Fight Sanity, Democracy in 'Strangers in the Schools'
If voters come into a school, then they could shoot the children.
Aurora Theater Should Have Predicted Mass Shooting, Judge Rules
Worst-first thinking promotes constant panic.
Poll: Most Americans Want to Criminalize Pre-Teens Playing Unsupervised
"I doubt there has ever been a human culture, anywhere, anytime, that underestimates children's abilities more than we North Americans do today."
Watch This: Police Interrogation of Arrested Mom Is Patronizing and Wrong
It is not a crime to let a child of 9 play at a park during the summer. In fact, it is a time-honored tradition.
Another Mom Thrown in Jail for Letting Kids Play at Park
Should we arrest all moms who have a sub-optimal day and don't manage their time completely perfectly?
Harsher Sex Offender Restrictions Won't Make Anyone Safer
"Contrary to popular belief... registered sex offenders have one of the very lowest recidivism rates."
Mom Gets Out of Car to Smoke, Is Arrested for Leaving Kids Unattended
Nearby store employees see the children as "unattended."
Mom Arrested for Letting Kid Play in Lego Store While She Shopped
Don't take your eyes off your kids before they are legally old enough to join the Army.
