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Not sure what you mean there.  With respect to age-17 drinking it means one beer and a teenage driver will receive a strict application of penalties ... from the correct representatives of our society working in the judicial system.
By 'zero tolerance' we usually mean that we don't 'accept' antisocial behavior.  Certainly Clark's behavior has not been 'accepted':  he was arrested charged and punished.  And beyond that he's been harshly stigmatized.
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My own daughter (as opposed to a friend) has been abused and seriously.  I did not call for her abuser to suffer 'lifetime consequences' for any infraction within the category; I wanted his punishment calibrated by somebody qualified and sensitive to the rights of society and the victim.
Can sympathize with those who want to be harsh with bullies.  Harder to sympathize with those who want to deal out max punishment without balance.  You too may be in the hands of Big Brother some day...