| No more Mr. Saggy Pants in Flint |
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| Written by Jeff Jones | |
| Friday, 11 July 2008 | |
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Interim Police Chief David Dicks handed down a memo last week stating, ""This immoral self expression goes beyond freedom of expression." Dicks, 41, broke down his interpretation of the laws as such: Pants pulled completely below the buttocks with underwear showing is disorderly conduct; saggy pants with skin of the buttocks showing is indecent exposure, and saggy pants, not completely below the buttocks, with underwear exposed results in a warning. As you might imagine the ACLU is already looking into Dicks' interpretation of the law and is expected to oppose it as they have in other municipalities around the country that have tried to ban the fad.
Read more from WZZM13 or the Detroit Free Press The NY Times has an article about the proliferation of these types of laws available here. Comments (0)
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The style of sagging pants riding down or below one's buttocks, which was popularized in the 90's by hip hop rappers and supposedly has it roots in prison where oversized uniforms were issued without belts, will be enforced in Flint under disorderly conduct and indecent exposure statutes.
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