US town set to ban saggy trousers

A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent exposure.

 

Delcambre town council unanimously passed the ordinance earlier this week making it a crime to wear trousers that show underwear.

 

"If you expose your private parts, you'll get a fine" of US$500 (£254) Mayor Carol Broussard said.

 

Offenders will also risk up to six months in jail.

 

Speaking of people who wear saggy trousers, Mr Broussard told the Associated Press news agency: "They're better off taking the pants off and just wearing a dress."

 

Town attorney Ted Ayo said the ordinance expands on the existing state indecent exposure law by adding underwear to the list of forbidden exposures.

 

"This is a new ordinance that deals specifically with sagging pants," Mr Ayo said. "It's about showing off your underwear in public."

 

Some residents say the ordinance targets blacks, as low-slung trousers are fashionable among hip hop fans.

 

Mr Broussard denied it was racially motivated.

 

"White people wear sagging pants, too," he said.

 

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/6751777.stm

That's pants!!:rolleyes:

 

Saggy trousers, dirty shirt, pulling hair and eating dirt?

thats stupid

Fuck them.

 

What a bunch of idiotic pricks.

 

I'd love to meet those who put this forward and tell them what sick little police-state whores they are.

 

So, it's now "if I can see your underwear" you might get six months in Jail.

 

Then, kids growing up will think that this law is normality - and will then probably sit back and let the next stage happen - "No bare shoulders"......and on and on....

 

People need to stand up to this horse shit!

Even though I'm not for wearing your pants halfway down, it's still bullshit to enforce something like this.

 

I wanna see someone try to enforce that law in Los Angeles... :laugh3:

Anyone who wears their pants hanging off the ass is a douchebag, but they have a right to be one.

Anyone who wears their pants hanging off the ass is a douchebag, but they have a right to be one.

 

Exactly. I mean, I don't like to wear extremely saggy pants but making a law where any visable underwear mean a large fine or up to six months in jail is a seriously bad and frightening step.

 

In fact I am wearing fairly standard fitting/looking pants right now and if I slighty bend down to pick something up you can see my underwear.....or if I was to reach up for some reason I guess the tops of my underwear can been seen.

 

So...If that's me, what about all the other people in Delcambre who will also end up showing a tiny bit of their underwear if they mean to or not?

 

There are going to be some very odd court cases over there I feel.

Simple answer is to stop wearing underwear. You know you wanna ;)

Whatever way you look at it, it'll be a bum rap........................... :rolleyes:

Simple answer is to stop wearing underwear. You know you wanna ;)

 

good solution hehe.

 

i want to ban ties i find them highly offensive.

Anyone who wears their pants hanging off the ass is a douchebag, but they have a right to be one.

 

agreed!! lol