Reflecting on it, I suppose that you could say that most laws are zero tolerance in one way or another.

What I refer to, are the so called zero tolerance laws in the US that prescribe a non-negotiable sentence or penalty, In this country when the term zero tolerance is used this is usually what you are talking about.

I don't like any of them, including the 3 strikes laws. As much as I favor habitual criminals being incarcerated, there are some cases where justice is abused.

It is a shame that we distrust our system so much that we feel that we must make laws to protect us from equivocation.