Some People Just Need A Belt, Or At Least A Citation
Fox News reported today:
DELCAMBRE, La. — Overly saggy britches are obscene, the Delcambre Town Council says. So does Mayor Carol Broussard, who said he will sign an anti-sag ordinance passed unanimously this week.
The new indecent exposure ordinance in this Cajun-country town of about 2,000 carries penalties of up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for being caught in pants that show undergarments or, in the mayor’s phrase, “private parts.”
“I don’t know if it will do any good, but it won’t hurt,” said Delcambre Councilman Albert Roy, who introduced the ordinance. “It’s obvious, and anybody with common sense can see your parts when you wear sagging pants.”
The meeting Monday night packed the small trailer that has been Town Hall since Hurricane Rita swept in six feet of storm surge on Sept. 24, 2005.
Low-hanging, baggy pants have become a fashion fad, mostly for young men in the hip-hop culture. Several residents objected that the ordinance targeted blacks.
Broussard denied any racial motivation. “White people wear sagging pants, too. Anybody who wears these pants should be held responsible”…(click here to read the rest)
FORCEING PEOPLE TO WEAR THERE PANTS UP AND TIGHT IS WRONG BECAUSE ITS A STYLE FOR THE YOUNGER GROUPS COMING UP AND FORCEING THEM TO CONFORM TO YOUR IDEA OF STYLE IF THIS PASSES THEN U MIGHT AS WELL GO AND SAY GIRLS CAN NOT WEAR LOWRIDER JEANS OR TIGHT SHIRTS AND EXPOSE NO SKIN FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LET THERE PANTS HANG ITS NOT KILLING NO ONE NOR IS IT SOMETHING SO BAD IT NEEDS A LAW TO STOP IT THIS IS JUST A WAY lA CAN GET MORE MONEY