Prrkitty
09-17-2007, 05:37 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/17/baggy.pants.ap/index.html
Quote: Proposals to ban saggy pants are starting to ride up in several places. At the extreme end, wearing pants low enough to show boxers or bare buttocks in one small Louisiana town means six months in jail and a $500 fine.
A crackdown also is being pushed in Atlanta, Georgia. And in Trenton, New Jersey, getting caught with your pants down may soon result in not only a fine, but a city worker assessing where your life is headed.
"Are they employed? Do they have a high school diploma? It's a wonderful way to redirect at that point," said Trenton Councilwoman Annette Lartigue, who is drafting a law to outlaw saggy pants. "The message is clear: We don't want to see your backside."
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I'm not sure how I feel about this issue. On the one hand I don't think there should be a "fashion police" issue. BUT on the other hand I also agree that the baggy pants issue is a problem.
Whenever I see someone wearing their pants down below their butt crack I ALWAYS want to go give them a wedgie and pull their pants up to where they should be (and higher). <lol>.
Quote: Proposals to ban saggy pants are starting to ride up in several places. At the extreme end, wearing pants low enough to show boxers or bare buttocks in one small Louisiana town means six months in jail and a $500 fine.
A crackdown also is being pushed in Atlanta, Georgia. And in Trenton, New Jersey, getting caught with your pants down may soon result in not only a fine, but a city worker assessing where your life is headed.
"Are they employed? Do they have a high school diploma? It's a wonderful way to redirect at that point," said Trenton Councilwoman Annette Lartigue, who is drafting a law to outlaw saggy pants. "The message is clear: We don't want to see your backside."
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I'm not sure how I feel about this issue. On the one hand I don't think there should be a "fashion police" issue. BUT on the other hand I also agree that the baggy pants issue is a problem.
Whenever I see someone wearing their pants down below their butt crack I ALWAYS want to go give them a wedgie and pull their pants up to where they should be (and higher). <lol>.