"Fines go up when pants go down"

cin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:25 am

The Independent wrote:

Washington - Trousers that dangle way below the belt
and expose what the wearer has on - or even just has - underneath have
been banned in the city of Alexandria, Louisiana, a city official said on
Wednesday.

"We unanimously passed the legislation because we have had so many
complaints from citizens who don't want to see young men with pants
hanging so low, showing their underwear and, in some cases, their
posterior," city council member Louis Marshall told reporters by phone.

"The legislation is gender neutral: we wouldn't want to see young ladies
walking down the street showing their underwear either," he said.

"Dressing like that - it's just not right or decent."

Because the legislation was passed unanimously by the council, it cannot
be vetoed by the mayor and passes into law immediately, Marshall said.

Press reports said a similar ban was passed in another Louisiana city,
Shreveport.

But the city council there was split four in favour and three against over
the ban, which needs to be approved by the mayor to pass into law.

Councillors in Atlanta, Georgia, are also debating whether to ban saggy
pants, and the very low-slung fashion statement is already against city law
in Delcambre, Louisiana, where offenders' cheek can earn them a fine of
$500 or up to six months in jail.

In Alexandria, the punishment would be "a fine starting at $25, that goes
up every time the pants go down," Marshall told reporters.

taken from:
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 ... 931C433468

just read that. took me some time to find it in english, but here goes.

some americans are indeed nuts

tedtwilliger · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:32 am

So they ban wearing pants too low, yet they can walk around in a bikini if they chose to.

You are right, Americans truly are stupid.

BlackFox · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:18 am

LMAO

if they see anyone have trousers dangle down they pull up for they guy? And realy how can they ban it uh ?..LOL well sure is not nice see what they call it oh their posterior..hehe

Sylhana · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3467 **Location:**

o_0

Its the fashion police!!!

Key-J · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:48 am

Sylhana wrote:

o_0

Its the fashion police!!!

I loled

Stress · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:49 am

Well pants going down for males are gross indeed *vomit*

darkblazer1 · **Joined:** May 2007 **Posts:** 581

Thats gay, and btw is Alexandria the city, and Lousiana the state? because I live in Alexandria, VA LOL.

satman83 · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 9541 **Location:** London

tedtwilliger wrote:

So they ban wearing pants too low, yet they can walk around in a bikini if they chose to.

You are right, Americans truly are stupid.

yeaaaaaa

deep.in · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:27 pm

satman83 wrote:

tedtwilliger wrote:

So they ban wearing pants too low, yet they can walk around in a bikini if they chose to.

You are right, Americans truly are stupid.

yeaaaaaa

+1

Snudge · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 4200 **Location:**

As they would say in dutch; "Onderbroeken-lol"

maxietheboss · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 1236 **Location:**

Snudge wrote:

As they would say in dutch; "Onderbroeken-lol"

haha die is goed xD

Luoma · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:22 pm

i cant understand how stupid that is xD

Sharp324 · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4383 **Location:**

tedtwilliger wrote:

So they ban wearing pants too low, yet they can walk around in a bikini if they chose to.

You are right, Americans truly are stupid.

Not in Louisiana, most costal areas yes. Just depends the state laws. Prejudice ftl.

StealMySoda · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 5245 **Location:**

Well seeming as Alexandria is on the otherside of Washington DC to me (some 30 minutes), I've heard of this legislation before. But I believe it was thrown out, because of the large portion of the population that is african american, and seemingly is part of their culture to wear their pants low, so it was thrown out. I think it was a stupid law to begin with, but maybe it has been brought back :S

Oops, dangit wrong Alexandria, but astrangely enough the same ruling was made in Alexandria, Virginia or in Virginia in general, cant remmeber.

TwelveEleven · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3806 **Location:** Heaven

Muahahahaha those foolish americans :roll:

cin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:36 pm

maxietheboss wrote:

Snudge wrote:

As they would say in dutch; "Onderbroeken-lol"

haha die is goed xD

inderdaad

TwelveEleven · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3806 **Location:** Heaven

cin wrote:

maxietheboss wrote:

Snudge wrote:

As they would say in dutch; "Onderbroeken-lol"

haha die is goed xD

inderdaad

Def..

P.s. is there anything americans CAN do right? :roll:

Just taking a piss on you!

Draquish · **Joined:** Mar 2006 **Posts:** 6423 **Location:** ____

Aww, now I can't wear the hand-me-downs of my 200pound cousin!!

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