Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Coming To A City Near You!! CITIES CRACK DOWN ON SAGGING

Flint Police Chief David Dicks stops two boys for wearing saggy pants this month.

Various cities across the United States have been cracking down on youngsters who like to wear saggy pants.
Eugene Williams is the mayor of Lynwood (in South Chicago), says young men walk around town half-dressed, keeping major retailers and economic development away. He calls the new law a hot topic. The American Civil Liberties Union says the ordinance targets young men of color.
Young adults in the village, like 21-year-old Joe Klomes, say the new law infringes on their personal style. He says leaders should instead spend money on making the area look nicer.
In Flint, Michigan, Flint Police Chief David Dicks (pictured above) has said he will not back down from his policy of filing disorderly conduct or indecent exposure charges against those whose saggy pants allow too much underwear or their bottoms to show on city streets (view video).


In response, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Michigan chapter told the Free Press on Monday that it is now looking for targets of the policy to talk with the organization. The ACLU has called the city ordinance unconstitutional.
“We are confident that young men in Flint will contact us now that the chief has announced that he won’t budge,” Michael J. Steinberg, legal director of the state ACLU, said Monday. “If they do, we’ll sue. We may have the dubious distinction of being the first saggy pants lawsuit in the country.” [ READ MORE ]
Detroit and various cities in South Carolina are also jumping on the ‘no saggy pants’ bandwagon.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This law only gives the cops another reason to pull over black men. In the picture, it shows the cop holding up the boys shirt. Had the shirt been down, I'm sure he wouldn't be able to see the boys boxers.

Yes, sagging is inappropriate but it's unconstitutional. You have butt naked girls walking around ALL the time. Will they create a law stopping that too?

Law enforcers need to find other things to worry about and stop wasting the city's money.