Pubdate: Tue, 21 Nov 2000
Source: Washington Post (DC)
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Author: Bill Piper
Note: This PUB LTE appeared among many other letters under this headline 
which were not relevant to our archives

FOOD AND METRO DO NOT MIX

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Handcuffing and arresting a 12-year-old girl for eating French fries in a 
Metro station is not sound public policy.

Zero-tolerance policies make zero sense. Whether it's arresting people on 
the subway for eating, suspending students from school for giving their 
classmates aspirin, or prohibiting young people arrested for marijuana use 
from getting school loans to go to college, zero-tolerance policies do more 
harm than good. The police should serve and protect Metro passengers, not 
harass and arrest them.

Bill Piper, Washington

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