It's better to err on the side of tolerance (ie be too tolerant rather than too severe) when dealing with young offenders.
对待失足的青少年宁可失之过宽（宁过宽而勿过严）.
Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.
开明的赞成改革、接受进步新思想的，对别人的思想和行为宽容的；心胸开阔的
As they mature, many young radicals mellow into a more tolerant attitude towards life and society.
随着逐渐成熟，许多年轻的激进分子对 生活和社会渐持较为宽容的态度。
