Mandatory School Uniforms Are Dangerous!

The teens “were wearing their ROTC uniforms—gold hoodies and green-and-gold jogging pants” when they were arrested, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The police officers stopped Lloyd—who has said he was walking two blocks away from where the assault occurred—because his school uniform matched the description provided by the victim.

So a young man was arrested, and suspended from school as a result, because his school uniform was identical to someone else's?

Though the charges have been dropped, Lloyd’s mother said the episode will have a lasting impact on her son.“Jemelle’s trying to catch up on assignments, and he’s trying to get his things in order,” Suzette said. “He was going to be hired for a job, but after this, they didn’t want to hire him. We’re trying to get his records expunged, but we don’t have the money for that.”Lloyd is most upset that no one has apologized to him, Suzette said.

When will people wake up and realize that forcing teens to dress like clones in mandatory school uniforms isn't only wrong, it's dangerous? How many teens will have to be wrongfully arrested because their mandatory school uniform is identical to someone else's before mandatory school uniforms are abandoned?