Saggy Pants Are Criminal

[Athena]

And, in Flint, Michigan, the third most violent city in the country, they don't mean that figuratively. In case you're unclear of the particular fashion statement I'm speaking of, please review this informative image put together by the Detriot Free Press:



Chief David Hicks finds this fad so indecent, he's actually classified it as indecent exposure, sending out a memo to his officers stating, "This immoral self expression goes beyond freedom of expression." Ahhh, "morality" rears it's triflin' head, yet again. See how subjective it can be, folks? This is exactly why no one should support criminalizing things simply because they dislike it.

Conveniently, this new classification gives officers the right to search those with exposed undies. I understand that Flint has a crime problem that may require extraordinary measures, but police instituting and enforcing a dress code? I thought that was the sole responsibility of high school dance chaperones, outside of them home.

People have yet to be arrested for this conduct, which carries a possible sentence of up to a year in jail and/or a $500 fine, but the chief and his men have spent time stopping young people, informing them of the new law and letting the off with warnings. Way to focus on the priorities, Chief.

With this country clinging hard to its "conservative" values, will you see a dress code where you live? Not likely. In fact, the chimo-defending ACLU can now add "gangsta-luvas" to their rap-sheet, as they investigate the legality of this criminalization. That's really too bad, too. I was really hoping to institute a law that criminalizes tapered jeans.

Thanks, yet again, to TheAgitator.com for bringing this to our attention.

[Lizard]

<rolls eyes> Great, make it even more of a badge to be saggin'. I think if people are so damn offended by saggin', they should start a movement in their community wherein old people converge on the hangouts of the young...while saggin'. It wouldn't seem so cool after seeing Grandpa's wrinkly, pock-marked butt cheeks, I'm guessing.

[Funkmama]

ROTFLMFAO....

They say this is a free country! Ha!

[Rotten Apple]

Heh. Everyone knows this is just legalized profiling.

[Pete Bondurant]

There must be standards. I care not a whit for these miscreants. You are lucky that I am not running things. They would be in a labour camp breaking big rocks into little rocks twelve hours a day...every day...until they pass out in the hot sun and succumb to dehydration, malnutrition and overwork. Why do you pity these creatures? The culture plummets ever deeper into the abyss and it becomes acceptable for some moron to walk about with his buttocks exposed.

[Athena]

There must be standards. I care not a whit for these miscreants. You are lucky that I am not running things. They would be in a labour camp breaking big rocks into little rocks twelve hours a day...every day...until they pass out in the hot sun and succumb to dehydration, malnutrition and overwork. Why do you pity these creatures? The culture plummets ever deeper into the abyss and it becomes acceptable for some moron to walk about with his buttocks exposed.

Oh, it's not that I care for these kids, some of whom are undoubtedly criminals. It's that I don't care for a government-mandated dress code. I happen to like liberty. I know you and I will continue to disagree on that particular point.

By the way, their buttocks are not exposed. Their underwear is. If that is indecent, I hope they're applying the same principle to women whose thongs stick out and have removed every publically viewable Calvin Klein add within city limits.

[Pete Bondurant]

Oh, it's not that I care for these kids, some of whom are undoubtedly criminals. It's that I don't care for a government-mandated dress code. I happen to like liberty. I know you and I will continue to disagree on that particular point.

In my humble opinion, you are confusing liberty with licentiousness.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

I'm going to invent "Undie Bands"... sort of like a dickey for your butt. Cover the underwear with all sorts of cute fabrics, macho logos, gang colors, etc. Maybe even sell ads on 'em...

What will they do with low rise jeans that don't come up to the waist? Will this ruling effect you if you're going commando?

I would think cops would love the dropped drawers look... makes it hard to run.

Yet another case of someone having way too much time on their hands and not enough brains to match.

[Athena]

In my humble opinion, you are confusing liberty with licentiousness.

Fascists seem rarely able to differentiate between the two, so they tend to stick with the latter. Consistent, but a bit disingenuous.

And your opinion strikes me as anything but humble, sir.

[Morgana]

Search them for what? Their ass is already exposed? Do they have to cough?

Here in NYC I was just commenting the other day to my husband that lately I have been seeing a lot of ass crack (girls/boys) and it is very disturbing, especially if they are hairy girls, that is just not cool. I don't approve of a dress code to a limit I guess, but that is just downright nasty nasty nasty (these kids are young too). I keep wondering why guys show their whole ass -underwear, do you want it up the back? That's usually what the girls mean, I assume they're the same, again nasty!!! (not the up the ass thing... I'm referring to the kids showing ass crack and dirty, poorly laundered "off white" underwear...)

If that law was to come here, what would they do with all the buses???

[Athena]

I keep wondering why guys show their whole ass -underwear, do you want it up the back?

Actually, since you mention it - Sagging supposedly started in prisons as a way for homosexuals to advertise...or so I've been told.

If that's true, black (and eventually, urban) culture sure is good at adopting and embracing some pretty awful practices, between that and their adaptation of "nigger".

[Pete Bondurant]

Fascists seem rarely able to differentiate between the two, so they tend to stick with the latter. Consistent, but a bit disingenuous.

And your opinion strikes me as anything <i>but</i> humble, sir.

I am a Fascist, after all. :spy:

[Harley_Tech]

So tell me, how much is this girl's fine....cuz I'd pay it. :D

R

[Countess Olenska]

Born in Flint...I keep my pants above the ass crack on occasion.

This is the least useful post ever. (from me I mean)

[Morgana]

I think advertising sounds about right...I just wish they would be cleaner, prettier, better smelling ads!

[Harley_Tech]

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[Mandella]

Just to clarify, Pete, I am merely "groaning," not necessarily "saying NO Thank You to Pete Bondurant For This Un-useful Post."

I am thankful for differing views, and your view is in no way "un-useful," however, I groan in your general direction.

This is nothing more than legalized profiling.

Pants don't make a man.

I know quite a lot of skater kids here in the midwest who wear their pants low, and while I find it to be completely idiotic, it is in no way criminal. There are a number of boys who wear their pants in this fashion who are not criminals.

Hey! There are bad guys who wear baseball caps, too. Should we just put out an APB on everyone with a ball cap and slap a fine and some jail time on them?

Or perhaps a better example would be that we should go after everyone with gold teeth. They've got to be black....er....I mean "criminal," yeah..."criminal."

Please. This is ridiculous.


And while I do thank you for your groan-worthiness, Pete, I must say that I'm glad glad glad that you're not in charge.

[Pete Bondurant]

Just to clarify, Pete, I am merely "groaning," not necessarily "saying NO Thank You to Pete Bondurant For This Un-useful Post."

I am thankful for differing views, and your view is in no way "un-useful," however, I groan in your general direction.

This is nothing more than legalized profiling.

Pants don't make a man.

I know quite a lot of skater kids here in the midwest who wear their pants low, and while I find it to be completely idiotic, it is in no way criminal. There are a number of boys who wear their pants in this fashion who are not criminals.

Hey! There are bad guys who wear baseball caps, too. Should we just put out an APB on everyone with a ball cap and slap a fine and some jail time on them?

Or perhaps a better example would be that we should go after everyone with gold teeth. They've got to be black....er....I mean "criminal," yeah..."criminal."

Please. This is ridiculous.


And while I do thank you for your groan-worthiness, Pete, I must say that I'm glad glad glad that you're not in charge.

????????????

I support racial, ethnic profiling, when it is useful.

Like that Samuel Jackson film: Arabs On A Plane.

Like sagging trousers, skateboarding should also be banned.

Baseball? Seriously, this is probably the single most boring sport in the history of athletic events. Ban these hats.

Gold teeth? Yes. Rip them out. Sell them. Use these monies to purchase ear-plugs for the elderly population so that innocent citisens should not have to hear the horrific hip-hop "music" that is played by the idiotic young peoples of this world.

Be glad while you can. I am preparing my army of rabid baboon ninjas. I will rule the world.

[Nell]

Pete is posts like the above that make me wanna have your babies. You are not like other men.

[Gilbrit]

How fast can a criminal run if the crotch of their pants is to their knees?
What is that really saying about the police force in Flint MI? Hmmm

[Pete Bondurant]

Pete.... You are not like other men.

This is quite true. I more resemble a horse. :666:

[TheLittleFriend]

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The middle one is ridiculous! Is it comfortable??? I rememeber at high school, they look like that middle one....they walk like frigging duck and sloooooow