Handcuffed Student Fights Back

Handcuffed Student Fights Back

Sunday, May 18, 2008

filed under: tween & teen logic

Marche Taylor speaks out to the Moms who commented on her recent arrest.

When we posted the story of a teen girl who was arrested after wearing a risque dress to her prom, moms wanted answers. We went straight to the source and got a first-person account of what really happened the night the high school senior got bounced from the big night.

Mom Comment:
The radio stations are talking about the dress, but no one has asked, "Where is the father?"

ML: Did your mother or father see this dress prior to the prom?

Marche: My grandmother was at the house when I was getting dressed. I don't live with my parents. She didn't think anything was wrong with it. She thought I looked pretty for the prom.

Mom comment:
There was no need for an arrest. Would you have wanted your CHILD arrested if they chose to make the wrong choice in FASHION? Contrary to how she is dressed, she is still a child. She's dressed no differently than the women in the videos that you may allow your teens to watch.

ML: Did you learn anything from this incident?

Marche: I learned when it has something to do with the school, you shouldn't dress like that. I didn't draw or design my dress exactly like that, it came out that way, but it's not what I initially wanted. I don't regret wearing it at all. I am good at drawing, and liked what I designed. I want to be a model and I like drawing what I want to wear.

Mom comment:
This was this young lady's prom; her dress was not so provocative to get her kicked out of it. There are many reasons why a young lady would find that dress attractive and suitable; for one, take a look at the role models and what they are wearing. Why don't we focus on more important teen issues, such as suicide, teen pregnancy, and violence, and take the focus off such petty things such as this dress? The complainers need to find something better to do.

ML: Do you agree people should find better things to tackle than what you wore to your prom?

Marche: I agree. I think the school should focus on educating students and not waste their time on little issues like my dress or the boys who wear sagging pants. My arrest wasn't about my dress, it was about me wanting my money back. I didn't have a chance to go to the prom. I am a senior getting ready to graduate next week and I don't have any memories, except in handcuffs. I just wanted to go to my prom, and now I missed out.

Do you think she should've been arrested?

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Although I would not like my daughter to where something like this, We live in a FASHION oriented world, and freedon to express what we like. JLO

- Sandy

Posted 05/23/08 08:41 PM

A few thoughts: 1. At least this girl, unlike most who wear suggestive clothing, has the physique to carry it off. Too many tubby girls are baring bellies, behinds and breasts. As my son-in-law asks, don’t they have mirrors? 2. The dress is definitely provocative. I hate to think what would happen if the girl raised her arms - there is nothing there to support her breasts. 3. When will parents/families take responsibility for their children? It’s apparent that children don’t know how to dress properly, and parents don’t support schools in having and enforcing dress codes. If children can’t learn to dress properly at home, perhaps it is appropriate for the school to teach them. Stop copping out - yes, many celebrities dress vulgarly, but that doesn’t mean you have to allow your children to follow suit. I agree that these days it is often hard to find clothes that don’t look sluttish, but it is possible. Give your children the gift of good taste. I know from experience they will thank you. 4. Schools should concentrate on other things, like pregnancy? Well, duh - that’s what they’re trying to do by barring slutty clothes!

- DIane

Posted 05/24/08 01:01 AM

I am appalled, this girls dress is sheer. She did not have on underwear or a bra and she should have been draped with a cover and dragged out. If the grandmother was looking at her as a stripped or a prostitute then sure she looked beautiful. However as someones highschool prom date no way. If she had a date, I know his parents almost wanted to die, or maybe they are the ones who warned the school and had the police waiting there.

- ARealMom

Posted 05/24/08 09:26 PM

The dress was not so bad if you look at what is going on with the fashion world today. Come on people, why the handcuffs? This young lady was robbed of a very important day in school life. Someone needs to provide her with another prom.

- Patricia H

Posted 05/26/08 09:23 PM

- Anonymous

Posted 05/27/08 06:29 PM

No, I dont think she should have been arrested but she should have been sent home and her parents should have not let her wear something like that a prom is were you get to be the shinning star or princesses for the night not a call girl or whore. I would never let my daughter wear a dress like that I want her to have more class about her self then that unless she want to be Playboy or some other sex model but I hope not

- Anonymous

Posted 05/27/08 06:34 PM

How cheap looking is that these teens girls dress like this and wonder why they get raped, well if you ask me she was asking for it. and what was she thinking, that she really looked good in that outfit. well she looked cheap and trashy. get it together girl friend.

- BRENDA

Posted 05/30/08 07:04 PM

I pretty much don’t care for her dress. For prom I believe that you are to show off some sort of elegance! She will have the rest of her life to show off what she has. I do believe that adults talk a good game, but what are they really doing to set positive examples for kids these days? Really? Think about it how have you set an example??? So before pointing the finger, what type of role model are you????????

- T. Hannah

Posted 06/04/08 12:52 AM

I have to say that her dress was inappropiate but she should’e had to get handcuffed for it. That is ridiculous. I am a senior and at my junior prom everybody was revealing something because my back was out but i still looked elegant. Also i think her grandma should have put a shawl over her shoulders maybe that would’ve helped or better yet just went home and changed.

- ms. lady

Posted 06/09/08 09:56 AM

i think the wrong kind of police was called, they should have called the fashion police.that is one ugly dress. sorry but it is what little of it you can see.

- britneyzencka

Posted 06/11/08 07:57 PM

I am a mother of 4 now grown daughters and let me tell you, they would have NEVER gotten out my door wearing that piece of shear material! And according to her she was arrested for wanting her money back so I’m assuming she caused a major scene over it and that is why she was arrested. Somehow I think she knew she was going to cause a stir when she showed up in that. Maybe she needs more of the proper attention at home so she doesn’t have to do things like this for attention. She says all she has for memories of her graduation is handcuffs…well maybe she should have thought about what the reaction was going to be for her actions BEFORE she decided to wear this. Does anyone teach their children morals and self-respect anymore? Maybe that is why we are living in the type of world we are living in.

- Deb

Posted 06/12/08 10:32 PM

I agree this was an innappropriate choice of clothing (where were the parents?). As for those people that suggest that the way a woman dresses gives any man the right to put their hands on her, think about how you would feel if your little girl came to you and said she’d been raped. Would you ask her what she had been wearing at the time or tell her she must have been asking for it? Think about your daughters.

- 3girlsmama

Posted 06/13/08 12:31 AM

I think she was arrested because she made a huge and un-necessary scene. I dont think the police would have been called if she just left when she was asked to…

- cutecrysy

Posted 06/13/08 08:33 PM

Most proms are chaperoned by the school staff, and are briefed to bring security’s attention, any teen who is wearing inappropriate attire(too risque). Teens are given guidelines as to what is inappropriate and in general, do these acts to attract attention to themselves. What happened to self-respect and who are your role models? Hopefully not what is on the latest tech toy or music video. Most of this attire draws attention from the fun that occurs at a prom. I have been teaching way longer than this one parading around and have seen worse dresses on some females. One prom, a mother (also a security person at the school), excorted daughter who was dressed with one nipple showing. I am not sure why any parent would parade their teen daughter in this fashion. It was a lack of common sense and disgust that our security asked both to leave the prom or cover up. (Mother attended for free—what was she thinking?)—just like this girl’s grandmother—who is the parent here?—most teens run their house because parents are afraid to parent. Teens and young adults still need guidelines and limits, so that when we are not around anymore, they will be able to pave a bright future, not one where a lot of shrinks are paid to untangle their past. Sometimes, they don’t like what we tell them, but they actually respect our opinion, even though it is difficult for them to admit it. Teens are faced with so much negativity, they must pretend the “I know everything-lifestyle” to compete with each other and just to “fit in” which is why the frontal cortex of their brain isn’t fully developed until around 25(governs judgment). Good luck to this generation that has been given so much and doesn’t have the common sense to accept it graciously. 32 year veteran teacher

- Prom chaperone

Posted 06/14/08 10:55 PM

Modesty is no longer a term people understand. I am a teacher and I have been to a few proms and I am sick and tired of seeing teenage girls half dressed. I have an 11-year-old daughter and I would never let her leave the house in the type of dress the girl in Houston wore. I’ve seen hookers on television wearing more clothes than that girl did. My gosh, we need to wake up and get some morality back in our kids lives. When I see girls in dresses with their breasts hanging out, their moms are usually saying, “Oh girl, you look so good.” These moms need to come back to reality, quit living through their daughters and make them put some DECENT clothes on.

- Ginger

Posted 06/15/08 12:55 AM

Lessons start at HOME not At school !! STOP blaming the schools ! Where were the parents or parent ? Do they care ? Apparently not ! And by the way , most of the people who comment, do NOT know how to spell ! Which means to me they have as much education as this young impressionable girls family ! You all need to educate yourselves before commenting on anyone else !

- Anonymous

Posted 06/19/08 11:30 PM

Oh! Come On ! Like she did not know what was going to happen ! No, she never thought she would get arrested for showing her A— . What ya gona do ?Go ahead — give her a break ! Yea ! THAT’S WHAT YOU YOU DO!!

- Anonymous

Posted 06/20/08 12:22 AM

I agree the school officials were within their rights to deny her entry to a school function when she blatantly defied the dress code. But as a criminal defense attorney, I am saddened by the police officers’ choice to arrest her. I haven’t heard that she struck or even took a swing at a cop, and they should be better trained on how to diffuse situations where high schoolers are “causing a scene.” This girl will be haunted the rest of her life by an arrest record and mug shot and fingerprints, all of which are accessible to the public. It will come up when she applies for jobs, loans, colleges, trade schools, and yes, even modeling schools. I agree with the person who said the cops should have taken her home. They also could have called her guardian to come pick her up.

- Holly

Posted 06/20/08 05:50 PM

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