What... the... hell?! Really, Greeley?! Really?! You're going to ban kids from wearing jerseys of their favorite players because drug gangs use the numbers?! Really?!Denver Broncos tight end Joel Dreessen says he isn't bothered by the Greeley school district's ban on his jersey number and others because they're associated with local gangs.The district bans 13, 14 and 18 and their reverse, 31, 41 and 81. Dreessen wears 81.The rule is three years old but made headlines this week after a third-grader wearing Peyton Manning's No. 18 was sent home to change.Dreessen said Thursday the ban doesn't bother him if it prevents trouble.Eighteen is in the name of the 18th Street gang, while 13 and 14 are associated with other gangs but not used in their names.
This is a fantastic example of the asinine, one-size-fits-all public school policies these idiots create to "solve problems." Just like the zero-tolerance policy, this doesn't take into consideration the situation and its actors. No two situations are exactly alike. This is weapons-grade stupid.
You cannot set arbitrary rules for places like public schools! It has not, does not, and will not ever work.
And this doesn't even remotely discuss the root cause to this "problem": the War on (some) Drugs being the catalyst for all of these violent drug gangs.
Why do Americans put up this?
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