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Fla. judge rules saggy pants law unconstitutional
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:40 pm
by Baconsticks
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - A judge has decided a law banning sagging pants in this town is unconstitutional after a teenager spent a night in jail on accusations he exposed too much underwear.
Julius Hart, 17, was charged last week after an officer said he spotted the teenager riding his bicycle with 4 to 5 inches of blue-and-black boxer shorts revealed.
Hart's public defender, Carol Bickerstaff, urged a judge Monday to strike down the sagging pants law, telling him: "Your honor, we now have the fashion police."
Circuit Judge Paul Moyle ruled that the law was unconstitutional based on "the limited facts" of the case. Technically, however, the charge hasn't been dropped yet: a new arraignment awaits Hart on Oct. 5.
Voters in Riviera Beach approved the law in March. A first offense for sagging pants carries a $150 fine or community service, and habitual offenders face the possibility of jail time.
Bickerstaff said she wants the city to drop the law — regardless of whether anyone dislikes low-riding pants.
"The first time I saw this particular fashion, I disliked it," she told the judge. "And then I realized I'm getting old."
The word "saggin" backwards spells "niggas".
But if you want to look like a moron... I say go for the gold, babby.
Re: Fla. judge rules saggy pants law unconstitutional
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:48 pm
by Shinigetsu
The word "saggin" backwards spells "niggas".
OMG Bacon has racist dyslexia!!1!
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:24 pm
by LewisTheTank
(¡S⋊∀ƎᴚℲ ⊥∀HM ˙˙˙pǝɹɐɔ ʎǝɥʇ ɟı s∀) ¡uʍop ƃuıʃʃɐɟ ǝɹɐ sʇuɐd ɹıǝɥ⊥
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:19 am
by Tom Flapwell
Something went wrong with your inverted capital R there, Lewis.
An early O&M strip made fun of the baggy pants trend. Today it's been going strong for, what, 15 years? I never thought it would.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:52 am
by osprey
Bastards. That law is retarded. Don't the cops have better things to do?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:42 am
by Dr. Doog
in my town, it's only illegal if your reproductive organ or your butthole is showing, so they can't enact that law here. if you can take your clothing OFF, so that you're mooning someone, how can you be arrested for having your clothing on?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:19 pm
by osprey
So you can't rock out with your cock out in your town Doog? That sucks...
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:32 pm
by Arloest
This law rules.
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:24 am
by Bocaj Claw
Dear god. There was an Opus storyline just like this a year ago.
Re: Fla. judge rules saggy pants law unconstitutional
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:03 pm
by Doc Sigma
The word "saggin" backwards spells "niggas".
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:01 pm
by Rooster
...somewhere in the USA, Jesse Jackson is getting annoyed.