Posted on 08/23/2006 4:44:42 AM PDT by tuffydoodle
Dallas To Consider Low Pants Ban Last Edited: Tuesday, 22 Aug 2006, 6:51 PM CDT Created: Tuesday, 22 Aug 2006, 6:08 PM CDT
Some school districts ban pants like these that are low enough to expose underwear.
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Poll Do you think baggy pants that expose underwear or skin below the hip should be banned from Dallas streets?
Poll Results: Yes 86% No 14% Total number of votes: 613 It's a fashion trend that for many is a fashion faux pas: baggin' and saggin' pants.
"I think it's a disgrace," said Dallas resident Von Lucky. "The women and all the people get to see it, the kids, whoever can walk up and see it."
Some sag so much you can see all of their boxer shorts. Others are so low that walking is waddling. Even in Dallas ISD schools where students must wear uniforms, the uniforms sag.
School board member Ron Price says he will ask the city council to make new rules regarding how low they can go.
"[Try to] pass an ordinance or strengthen the public lewdness law that we have, to include the language in regards to people wearing their pants below their buttocks exposing their underwear," said Price. "They should receive a ticket or citation."
City Councilman Steve Salazar says his Public Safety Committee will take a look.
"Our job is to look at it seriously," said Salazar, "and if it's something we think could help the community and could help as far as crime is concerned, we're going to take a look at it."
Such an ordinance would lead to more police contacts, say members of the DPD Gang Unit. "Anything that gives us a reason to make contact obviously helps us," said Lt. Carlton Marshall. "Especially if we can make contact with people we suspect are doing something they shouldn't be doing."
Aaron Wyatt wears his pants loose and low.
"Self expression, it's what I like doing, it's how I like dressing," said Wyatt. "It's comfortable for me, you know what I'm saying? So that's how I wear my pants, it's really how I've been wearing my pants ever since the little days."
"We're not trying to penalize people," said Price. "We're just asking people to be responsible citizens and show that they have respect for themselves and for others."
But Wyatt says being responsible has nothing to do with how high or low his pants ride. "Saggin' and baggin' is what we do down here in the South," he explained.
This fashion is all a conspiracy by the police to keep the little hoods from being able to run away without falling on their face. Did you ever see someone try to run in these?
* nitwit ping *
Know what I'm saying.
I hear ya.
I see.
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Yep. Twice as funny as watching them try to walk in them! They don't belong in the schools. In the event of a fire or other emergency, their baggy pants could hinder evacuation of a building. jmo
Could they apply this ordinance to plumbers as well?
I always like how kids claim that they want to be individuals and show their own personal tastes, then they end up dresssing like all the rest.
Future Congressman or School Board member.
I think they mean like, when the pants only cover half of their butt or less.
Last year when I dropped our son off for school, this one student's pants were below his underwear. He had a long t-shirt on, but you could see the legs of his underpants and skin below that length, before the waistband of his pants.
While they don't belong in schools or on the street, I feel what's even worse is having the state decide these matters.
Nanny state now at your dresser in the morning.
"This fashion is all a conspiracy by the police to keep the little hoods from being able to run away without falling on their face. Did you ever see someone try to run in these?"
Thank you for posting this. The inability to run after committing crime was the first thought. Didn't get around to the police conspiracy though. My beanie needs tuning!
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I believe I heard that this fashion first started in the prisons (prisoners without belts) and then migrated from the gangs to the streets.
Actually, if the school is Federally funded or getting money from the state, then the state just might have a voice in the matter.
"Saggin' and baggin'" ping.
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