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apocalyptic_4 posted...

sktgamer_13dude posted...

eston posted...

YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

black kids shouldn't be the only ones for whom an article of clothing can become "gang affiliated"

I agree. I don't it's been demonstrated that that is what occurred here

cjsdowg posted...

On previous occasions, Valentino says, he complied when asked to remove the accessory, but after several months of seeing other students who are usually white wear it without penalty, Valentino continued to wear it. Not just a fashion statement, the bandana holds significance to Valentino as a tangible reminder of a difficult childhood.

I told the teacher that I would remove the bandana if others did the same, Valentino tells Yahoo Lifestyle. She said, If you dont remove it, I will call the police. I said, If you need to call them, you should, and walked back to my lunch table.

"But I don't know if he's just being targeted or not."

The white kids were wearing other bananas, as was explained, not one associated with a gang.

This would be like some white kid wearing an Aryan Brotherhood cap, being told he couldn't wear that to school, pointing at some black kids who were also wearing caps, being told those were Yankees caps and were different, crying racism when he was arrested, and then having a topic on CE made that said "White kid arrested for wearing wrong logo on baseball cap."

I'm sure most of you guys struggling in this topic would understand that example above, so maybe that will help with the apparent confusion.
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