Tennesse Teens Face Jail Time After Violating Saggy Pants Ban, is this too far or right punishment??

[Percentage]

Originally Posted by notmeofficer

Too pc for me

Anyway... With baggy pants they cannot run as fast as they fall off..and its easier to identify the second pair of crook clothing underneath...;-)

clearly everyone with baggy pants is a crook hence the statement about "can't run as fast" right? These are the kind of people employed to protect and serve, smh

[Marc Paolella]

Originally Posted by danielj72

Society can establish rules of decency, and in this case the community decided not to tolerate the "pants down" trend anymore. Should they go to jail? I don't think so, but they should be fined. You could argue that it is not decent to be in public intentionally showing your underware. These kids need to learn some decency and respect. Paying a big fine might help teach them that value.

No. Playing the "community" card doesn't work here. In this case "community" means tyranny. The community does not have the right to dictate dress. If you don't like the way someone looks, look the other way. You don't own the Earth or the people in it or the styles in it. As long as genitals are contained and covered, the limits are reached with respect to community control.

That people are dressed (covered), we expect. How they dress (cover) is nobody's business but their own.

[Ringo1]

Tennessee has bigger problems. Apparently they don't know that.

[brownbagg]

well tell me, from some one that like the saggy pants, what is the purpose of showing your azz?

[castaway365]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

Hanging around so many ("multiple individuals") "who have been incarcerated" is "degrading", and "typically it doesn't just stop there".

Troll much??...

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by brownbagg

well tell me, from some one that like the saggy pants, what is the purpose of showing your azz?

Ass. It is spelled ass. They do it because it annoys us. Stop being annoyed. Start participating. Show me those tightie whities and they will stop doing it. Were none of you teenagers?

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by Marc Paolella

No. Playing the "community" card doesn't work here. In this case "community" means tyranny. The community does not have the right to dictate dress. If you don't like the way someone looks, look the other way. You don't own the Earth or the people in it or the styles in it. As long as genitals are contained and covered, the limits are reached with respect to community control.

That people are dressed (covered), we expect. How they dress (cover) is nobody's business but their own.

Agreed.

[tinytrump]

hope they sue the pants out of Tenn- yes their pants until the state's wears 'em to the floor- STUPID rules!!!- just a fashion trend-- NOT committing a CRIME__ then when they get bent outta shape and come shooting a breaking stuff - you you wonder why?
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[vicky3vicky]

Originally Posted by danielj72

Society can establish rules of decency, and in this case the community decided not to tolerate the "pants down" trend anymore. Should they go to jail? I don't think so, but they should be fined. You could argue that it is not decent to be in public intentionally showing your underware. These kids need to learn some decency and respect. Paying a big fine might help teach them that value.

And just HOW is this fashion indecent? Because it is one of a culture that is generally NOT white, middle to upper class? And what is indecent about underwear? Does this fashion put more of an emphasis on the genitalia? No. it does not. In fact it is much more likely to obscure the view than a tight [or not so tight if one is particularly blessed] pair of jeans.

[tinytrump]

nothing said of the short shorts on gals? with their derriere showing out- daisy dukes!!