The story notes “Penalties range from fines or jail time to warnings. Several towns in Louisiana, including Mansfield, near Shreveport, passed measures in June that include fines of $150 or 15 days in jail. The Dallas city council is considering a non-binding resolution against sagging pants.” Later in the story: "These types of ordinances are obviously aimed at African-American male youth," says Holly Dickson, staff attorney for the ACLU in Arkansas, who warns attempts to enforce them could bring court challenges over racial profiling.
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2 comments:
Must be nice for cities to have so little wrong that they can waste time outlawing such murderous public enemies as baggy pants.
I swear, some people... you couldn't drag a needle out of their butts with a tractor!
That project is much easier with baggy pants!
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