Baggy Pants "Unconstitutional" rules US judge

[lisainmilo]

The won't enforce going into a country illegally, but by God don't get caought wearing baggy pants! UNFREAKIN BELIEVABLE!

MIAMI (AFP) - A Florida judge has deemed unconstitutional a law banning baggy pants that show off the wearer's underwear, local media reported Tuesday.A 17-year-old spent a night in jail last week after police arrested him for wearing low pants in Riviera Beach, southeast Florida The law banning so-called "saggy pants" was approved by city voters in March after supporters of the bill collected nearly 5,000 signatures to put the measure on the ballot.

The teen would have received a 150 dollars fine or community service, but he spent the night in jail due to a history of marijuana use, the Palm Beach Post newspaper said. "Somebody help me," said Palm Beach Circuit Judge Paul Moyle, before giving his decision. "We're not talking about exposure of buttocks. No! We're talking about someone who has on pants whose underwear are apparently visible to a police officer who then makes an arrest and the basis is he's then held overnight, no bond." "Your honor, we now have the fashion police," added public defender Carol Bickerstaff, who asked the law be declared "unconstitutional."

The judge agreed with Bickerstaff immediately, reported the Post.

Laws that ban low-slung pants are on the books in several US cities, including Delcambre, Louisiana, where offenders can be fined up to 500 dollars or jailed for up to six months.

Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia are among the larger US cities considering similar measures.

Yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080916/od_afp/usfashionjusticeoffbeat

[billyoc]

1. The BAN is unconstitutional, not the pants.

:rofl:

[lisainmilo]

oh....I guess I need more coffee.....too funny!

Thanks!:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

2. You're stupd.

[RebelOne]

3. Nope, I am all for the ban.

One day, I saw a guy walking down the street with his pants down below his butt and his underwear hanging out. The first thought that went through my mind was that he should be arrested. I am no prude, but that is downright disgusting.

[Suji to Seoul]

5. Okay, Fashion Nazi. . .where will it end? Arrested for color uncoordination?

Non-tucked in shirt tales?

I know. . .wrinkled slacks.

Maybe wearing a Yankee hat in Boston is good for 15 years in prison.

You're kidding, right?

[High Plains]

8. If the first thought through your mind is someone should be arrested...

...for offending your delicate sensibilities, you have a serious problem with authoritirianism. You're not alone, at least, as our world-leading jail and prison population indicates.

[Suji to Seoul]

4. When will over-reaching assholes in elected positions be unconstitutional?

Now we have laws dictating what people can wear???

WHAT HAVE WE BECOME??? Regimentation here we come!

[marmar]

6. Perhaps governments should focus on real problems rather than these "Deckchairs on the Titanic" ....

.... ordinances. Did baggy pants cause the financial meltdown?

[LynnTheDem]

7. The American Talibornagains.

Amazing.


Fucking amazing.

[magellan]

9. Happily, Judge Moyle saw the cracks in this case

...and tightened the belt on the fashion gestapo instead.