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Florida town bans sagging

2K views 32 replies 23 participants last post by  Glass Shatters 
#1 ·
COCOA, Fla., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A Florida city council said an ordinance that could result in saggy pants wearers being fined will not take effect until next year so the community can be informed.

The Cocoa City Council voted 3-1 Tuesday in favor of the ordinance, which would impose $25 fines on wearers of saggy pants who previously received verbal warnings, Florida Today reported Wednesday.

Councilman Clarence Whipple, the sole opposing vote on the ordinance, said he sought to postpone voting on the ordinance after residents raised concerns about profiling and selective enforcement. His motion was not seconded.

"We need to make sure our Cocoa Police Department enforces this ordinance in all the districts," Whipple said. "I'm asking that we educate the public prior to adopting this ordinance."

The council agreed to delay enforcement of the ordinance until Jan. 1 to allow the public to be educated about the new rules before fines are imposed.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/10/24/Florida-town-passes-saggy-pants-ban/UPI-71941351092143/
 
#22 ·
Hmmm. Not a lot of detail on the ordinance or the reasoning behind it.
Does the reasoning behind such a thing really need to be explained? Why should citizens be subject to douche bags walking around with their ass hanging out of the back of their pants and the fly of their boxers visible from the front in the name of "fashion"?

Maybe I'll wear super tight spandex with the band of my shorts around my thighs next time I go for a jog in the park. Just adhering to my personal fashion sense, you know?
 
#9 ·
I think sagging is stupid so I support this but no one is really going to enforce it. Also this will be another excuse for the police to bother certain people even if they're not violating anything.
 
#23 ·
I mean, I grew out of sagging but I have nothing against the younger generation that does. IMO, if I'm expected to dress a certain way, how about you buy my clothes.

And a simple $25 fine does nothing in detouring people from dressing a certain way, so there is no stiff enough punishment in place to prevent them from doing so.
 
#31 ·
I beg of you to argue your case as to how sagging your pants and showing your underwear or outline of your genitals is not indecent exposure. Define what your view on "indecent exposure" is. There is a reason why a few counties across America have added it to their INDECENT EXPOSURE ordinance...
 
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