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wearing baggy pants probably does not cause drug use (at leat I am not
aware of any studies that prove a connection). But I believe it safe to
assume that emmulating the gang persona can lead to drugs and violence. 
	It's not just the clothing, there is an attitude that goes along with
it. If I am to believe that "that" style of clothing is the "gangsta"
look, why should I not believe that along with the look comes the
attitude? I am sure that there is a significant percentage of H.S.
students dressing like that who have done nothing wrong. But that other
percentage (and we have no way of knowing how big this % is) is out
there doing their gang thing in a loud and violent way. 
	It is unfortunate that we have come to the point where dress codes are
designed to save lives, and metal detectors are a necessary evil to
prevent weapons from entering the schools, but we can not deny that this
is where we are. I have no problem what so ever with removing (one by
one) civil liberties from the children in an effort to make up for the
total lack of parenting skills being demonstrated by some parents. If my
children wanted to dress like a gang member, I'd never allow it. If they
came home with white sheets and a pointy white hat, it wouldn't make it
two feet in the door. Same with a swat-sticka tattoo (excuse my
spelling). When parents so miserably fail to install/instill/inject
morals into their children, society has no other choice than to try to
pick up the slack. And if that means telling kids not to dress like
murderers, then so be it. It is a small price to pay for a death free
school system.