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Friday, July 20, 2012

Pull Up or Pay up: North Carolina Mayor Pushes For Ban, Fine on Sagging Pants

A North Carolina mayor has issued an ultimatum to town residents: pull up your sagging pants or pay a fine.
Pro Tem Carnell Robinson, the mayor of Dunn, N.C., claims the saggy pants look among many young men is bringing down the city's image and wants to enact an ordinance prohibiting the fashion statement, WRAL-TV reported.
Under Robinson's proposal, the first two violations would result in a warning, according to the station. Third-time violators could face a fine of up to $200.
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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good idea, now Salisbury, MD needs to do the same thing.

Anonymous said...

This is awesome.
Why did it take so long?

Anonymous said...

Can we have a law for fat women in shorts too.

Anonymous said...

....and also the slobs who wear their pajama pants out in public.

Anonymous said...

This is BS for reasons stated above...(no pajamas, no fat chicks). I don't like seeing that sort of thing either but the fact of the matter is fashion choices are just as much a type of "speech" as monetary donations to various causes and candidates. This law oppresses people who are unlikely to be able to afford to hire attorneys to aid them.

Anonymous said...

Completely unenforceable.

Anonymous said...

It's hardly a fashion statement! Look at it this way, if they commit a crime, their pants will trip 'em up when they try to run away.

Anonymous said...

Typical conservative trying to control how you look, how you act. Must adhere to what they think is right and it doesn't affect them one bit.