Besides the fact that i do think that sagging pants look ridiculous i don't think the government should be involving themselves to the point that their going to fine these people. Sagging pants was/is a fashion trend that began to get real popular my 9th grade year (2003). Before that time i would see sagging pants but not as much as when i started high school. Hip Hop music and the stars did start the trend because in their videos the artists would where it bellow their butt's and surely soon enough the artist's viewers would start dressing the same way. That it looks ridiculous, absurd, low, and ugly is true. I don't think that wearing your pants below your butt makes you look any cooler, but like any other trend, this one is going out of style. One of the new style is not only wearing your pants at your waist, but even adding a fashion belt to it. The government is dirtying their hands in something that won't be around for ever.
I was also a part of a school that after 2005 became a uniform school. Uniform is made to make sure students concentrate in their learning environments and i believe that this is a good move. Some students exploit their privalages and at times young girls want to be so free that they basically come naked. So in this case, uniform is definetley good. Plus, students don't have to worry about what they have to wear every morning; they can just pick and go. But, uniform can be manipulated to express a students identity. The polos can get tighter, cuter, and trendyer due to the fact that stores like hollister, abercrombie, and american eagle sell the polos as well. Uniform at my highschool allowed for jeans, and students including me, would go to school (in that times trend) ripped jeans.
It all depends on the date and time. Every so often trends change. The government is being over protective. Their caring about things that shouldn't completely interest them. America is all about fashion, and believe it or not, sagging pants was/is one.
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Ok, I agree that uniform becomes necessary in schools where students are spending more time with their heads in their closet than buried in their books! However, I don't believe that the only reason the government not to worry about issues of fashion is because trends come and go, but because they have plenty of other issues on their plate. For instance, there are people dying in 3rd world countries of starvation, diseases, and a plethora of other illnesses. Besides, fashion is a form of expression, and like you said, "personal identity" that should be expressed as one pleases.
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