Louisiana town will fine $500 for wearing saggy pants

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[John Cena]

DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) - Sag your britches somewhere else, this Cajun-country town has decided. Mayor Carol Broussard said he would sign an ordinance the town council approved this week setting penalties of up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for being caught in pants that show undergarments or certain parts of the body.

Broussard said he has nothing against saggy pants but thinks people who wear them should use discretion. "It's gotten way out of hand out here," he said.

Albert Roy, the councilman who introduced the ordinance, said he thought the fine was a little steep and should be more in the $25 range, but he still favored the measure.

"I don't know if it will do any good, but it won't hurt," Roy said. "It's obvious, and anybody with common sense can see your parts when you wear sagging pants."

Broussard's advice for people who like their pants to hang low: "Just wear it properly. Cover your vital parts. I mean, if you expose your private parts, you'll get a fine. If you walk up and your pants drop, you get a fine. They're better off taking the pants off and just wearing a dress."

[John Cena]

I went to high school in the mid-nineties. And had this rule been in effect their, they would have made enough money to pay Roger Clemens salary for the Yankees this year

[vox humana]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1849581/posts

[rockabyebaby]

I don't know if it will do any good, but it won't hurt," Roy said.

Hello Roy??? If you ACTUALLY ENFORCE the rule then it WILL do some good............

[absolootezer0]

bleh. there’s probably already a couple laws on the books that would have applied that they don’t enforce.

[Graybeard58]

The ACLU will be on this like stink on poop.

[HaveHadEnough]

"I don't know if it will do any good, but it won't hurt," Roy said.

Yes, it will, when the town gets sued after a person gets a ticket for having his underwear show sues the pants off of the town.

If a person's private parts are showing, you don't need a "saggy pants" law to arrest the person.

[MizSterious]

Yes, they will. It will violate the gang-banger wannabes’ rights. Or something equally idiotic.

[SaveTheChief]

I’m not familiar with that particular community so I do not know the racial makeup of the the town. But I am counting down the seconds before someone starts crying racism.

[Budge]

I love this quote by Mayor Broussard, "If you walk up and your pants drop, you get a fine. They're better off taking the pants off and just wearing a dress."

Stick by your guns, Mr. Mayor, and be prepared for Jesse and Al to visit your town and scream "DISCRIMINATION!"

[LIConFem]

When they outlaw buttcracks, ...

[6SJ7]

All plumbers better stay out of this town!

[elizabetty]

Can someone please explain to me what these folks are trying to get across by showing their underwear?

Is their biggest achievement in life the possession of their ass?

[deport]

I’m not familiar with that particular community so I do not know the racial makeup of the the town. But I am counting down the seconds before someone starts crying racism.

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Races in Delcambre:

White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
Black (14.4%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

http://www.city-data.com/city/Delcambre-Louisiana.html

[GoldCountryRedneck]

Too much is way too much...

[weezel]

I wish they’d do it in NC too. And them loud stereos. They should say if I can hear it while stopped at a light behind you, your stereo is forfeited.

[april15Bendovr]

Its a style teenagers emulate derived from prisoners who couldn't wear belts in jail which is now part of the mainstream Rap music culture.

Its about time some limits are placed on dysfunctional behavior that is considered offensive to public decency.