City creates ordinance that makes wearing saggy pants illegal (racist, Brown, Obama)

[All American NYC]

Is this a violation of the 14th Amendment? or good policy to pass in every state?

Mayor Phil Cagle is the author of an ordinance that will soon see anyone wearing their pants 'more than three inches below the top of the hips' fined for public indecency...The City Council of Pikesville unanimously approved the ordinance, which will require anyone guilty letting their pants hang 'more than three inches below the top of the hips (crest of the ilium)' to pay a fine of $25 for the first offense, and $50 for each offense thereafter.

[cephalopede]

I don't know if it holds up against the 14th Amendment or not, but I don't like passing laws about clothing beyond the bare minimum of public nudity laws (and even then, I think everyone should be able to go topless if they choose).

[shiftymh]

They should encourage it. Makes it easier for the police to outrun troublemakers.

[thecoalman]

As much as I want to grab these kids by their neck and yell at them to pull up their damn pants I don't think we need a law for it.

There is one benefit to these saggy pants, you can't run from the police when your pants fall down around your ankles.

[no1brownsfan]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

As much as I want to grab these kids by their neck and yell at them to pull up their damn pants I don't think we need a law for it.

There is one benefit to these saggy pants, you can't run from the police when your pants fall down around your ankles.

I agree with both points.

[borregokid]

A lot of plumbers are now in trouble. You kind of wonder in a town of 2,000 in Tennessee who they are going to target? This is a way of hassling kids. In the past there were truancy, vagrancy, and curfew laws that were used to harass kids now we have saggy pants laws. By the way Obama has spoken previously on this and thought it was a waste of time making the laws.

Pikeville

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

as much as i want to grab these kids by their neck and yell at them to pull up their damn pants i don't think we need a law for it.

there is one benefit to these saggy pants, you can't run from the police when your pants fall down around your ankles.

lol:d

[chucksnee]

Originally Posted by borregokid

A lot of plumbers are now in trouble. You kind of wonder in a town of 2,000 in Tennessee who they are going to target? This is a way of hassling kids. In the past there were truancy, vagrancy, and curfew laws that were used to harass kids now we have saggy pants laws. By the way Obama has spoken previously on this and thought it was a waste of time making the laws.

Pikeville

There is a differnce between plumers crack and wearing your entire pants around your knees....

Why make laws when you have a phone and pen...

[ChrisC]

All I can say is that I'm tired of seeing people's asses. Or their stupid underwear. The other day I got a triple whammy: asscrack shining, light gray underwear (maybe they were just dirty whites, I don't know), and an actual brown stain (what we used to call a skid mark) in the seat. Yeah, the guy was a class act. His pants' waistline was about mid-calf. If you want to show that your IQ is 10, wearing pants around your ankles and having a **** stain in your gray underwear is a great start.

As for a law. Don't know. Generally I don't think stupidity should be made illegal. But as I said, I'm tired of seeing people's asses. I wish the styles would change to wearing pants up to your armpits.

[brownbagg]

You know it's racist, because it only affects one race