Saggy pants law overwhelmingly approved in Riviera Beach

[katty]

more:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2008/03/11/0311rivcharter.html

Saggy pants law overwhelmingly approved in Riviera Beach

By WILLIAM COOPER JR.

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

RIVIERA BEACH — Pull'em up or pay up! That's the order voters gave tonight by overwhelmingly approving Mayor Thomas Masters "saggy pants" law.

"I am thankful to the people who came out and voted their conscience and defined what is indecent in our city," said Masters after hearing the measure won 72 percent of the vote.

Earlier in the day, Masters feared the saggy pants law was going down in defeat based upon an informal exit poll. But that changed as more voters went to the polls, he said.

Masters believes Riviera Beach is the first large city to pass a saggy pants law through an election. Others have been approved by ordinance through a board vote.

[texastoast]

1. How about a no-thongs for old people law

Ewwww.

[katty]

2. that one should be next....!

[flamin lib]

3. Or speedos . . . nt

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Are those even constitutional? (the laws, not the pants)

[iamthebandfanman]

5. lol this is nuts

hopefully someone is about to start sueing people.

sagging pants, whether you think its distasteful or not, isnt vulgar....
how can a government tell u how to dress :b

[elehhhhna]

7. come down the Houston where "saggy" means the belt is at the

top of ones thights and ones entire ass (w/ boxers, usually)is hanging out. Used to be called indecent exposure. Why a new law? Just enforce the old one.

[angstlessk]

15. why are boxer shorts any more indecent than bermuda shorts??

as long as the body parts are now showing the rest is just fine..in fact dosen't boxer prmote boxer shorts for women?

[Tindalos]

6. Does anybody wear saggy pants anymore?

I haven't seen anyone wearing them in ages.

[Lasher]

8. How about low rise jeans then?

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/18/content_6117972.htm

I don't like the saggy pants look but I don't think they should be outlawed. Too many old people expect young people to look and act like they did when they were young.

[LeftinOH]

9. Indecent? Not really, but definitely stupid looking. Yesterday I saw this

kid with giant low-hanging baggy pants.. he's walking through deep snow (Cleveland, OH), stopping every few steps to 'pull' his pants up slightly. The pants were completely soaked up to the crotch of the pants -which was just below his knees.

[Ganja Ninja]

10. Beware the fashion police! n/t

[Solly Mack]

11. wearing white loafers with black socks while in your madras needs to go too

Seriously needs to go

[Ellen Forradalom]

12. The anti-saggin' anthem

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15534306

[genie_weenie]

13. Totally bogus.

This is much different than a school or business having a dress code. Restricting what people can wear in a city/town can effectively limit people's choices of where to live.

And "decency" is an outmoded concept invented to further control the minds of humanity. If the Saggy pants aren't injuring you (other than your easily hurt sensibilities) than people can wear whatever they want...

[trof]

14. I want the suspenders concession!

I'll make million$.

[Snarkturian Clone]

16. Oh jesus not again!

More liberties taken away... I thought the smoking bans were bad, this shit is outrageous!

[Wilber_Stool]

17. They sure don't like

plumbers much, do they.

[Javaman]

18. Okay, if they institute this, then they also should ban seniors from

pulling their pants up to their necks.

[NanBo]

19. ROFL n/t

[Mountainman]

20. When I see someone with pants down around their thighs I have to laugh.

We didn't go to that extreme but we had our styles also. They usually have boxers on but the boxers cover other underwear.

How people dress is often a sign to the group they want to identify with. Just as guys wear dockers to identify with a certain group. Casual Fridays and dockers, group get togethers and saggy pants same same to me.

[PVnRT]

21. Glad they're focusing on the REAL issues

:eyes:

[KamaAina]

22. Has the plumbers' union weighed in on this yet?

:evilgrin: