Source <> BBC News <> Delcambre, Louisiana Dress Code.



It seems that this is just going to antagonise the kids, as soon as you tell them not to do something it makes that forbidden fashion statement even more desirable, but that’s just my opinion.

Just as well punks were not banned as we would have missed out on pierced noses and bondage trousers.........

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Source <> BBC News <> Delcambre, Louisiana Dress Code.
It seems that this is just going to antagonise the kids, as soon as you tell them not to do something it makes that forbidden fashion statement even more desirable, but that’s just my opinion.

Just as well punks were not banned as we would have missed out on pierced noses and bondage trousers.........
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i always ran with the skater punks and baggy pants was what we wore,,hell i still do...they are really pressing this issue more towards they guys that have to grab a hand full of jeans just to walk,,,the ones that wear them so low a guys package will make a showing threw his boxers......but i really havent heard anyone getting in trouble for this yet,,


The Times-Picayune notes that this is the fourth effort in five years to legislate jeans-wearing etiquette state-wide in Louisiana.

$500 penalty in one small town
But, one small town has been mandating it locally for years.

In the town of Opelousas, wearing saggy pants is considered a misdemeanor and carries a maximum penalty of a $500 fine and up to 6 months in prison.

Captain Ronnie Trahan with the Opelousas Police Department said, “The problem that we’re having is not with individuals exposing their underwear. We had a problem with individuals exposing more than their underwear.”

And down the bayou in the town of Westwego, a city councilman in 2002 attempted to bar low-riding jeans from public buildings. (The city attorney warned the city would interfere with freedom of speech and would not meet federal standards, so the councilman later ditched the proposal.)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4963512/

I have a feeling they are targeting the gang bangers and wantebe's who wear their pants at their knees.

I hope they dont ban the g string, nothing better thanon a summer day sitting on a terrace with a beer watching women in thier hipster jeans and a little string showing walk by, to make a man smile.

A friend of mine is a police officer. He told me that when the super baggy pants started to come in, the police were happy as clams in that anytime anyone with baggy pants that hung around their groin area tried to run from them, the pants would immediately fall to their ankles and trip them up, ending the chase. I don't care if someone has their underwear showing, just as long as the pants are not so low that they run the risk of their winkies hanging out, but then again that is covered by indecent exposure laws...

I like louies comment lmao, anywho i think this is just another precurser to more problems... yay?

So are they having problems with people showing their penises and vaginas? I thought Louisiana had an issue with women showing boobs? Ehhh......



And if it is showing the ass, then just tell the damn person to pull their pants up, dont fine them. If that person thinks it is "cool" to show off their ass then just kick it...most people dont think it's "cool"




This is just another way for religious people to grasp the community. Spreading their good morals and faith by fining people 500 bucks and sending them to jail for half a year. Weeee! At least it isn't ANOTHER war...

Wow, what a racist law...considering the black% of the population in louisiana I can't believe they put up with this. This law is obviously just another excuse to harrass black people

I think it's cool

people really should pull up their pants

If your grandma was there she'd tell you to pull up your pants!

As I already mentioned in another thread on this topic:

It is a FREEDOM OF SPEECH issue. The government simply cannot tell anyone what to wear or not wear in public as long as decency laws already on the books are not being broken.

Next it will be you HAVE to wear a scarf to cover your face.

trust me its not directed soley to blacks,,,it has become kind of silly how some of these guys wear their pants,,,like ive stated before i wear baggys but i also wear a belt i wear them low but my ass is coverd,,,,,now the thig is to wear them so low that the belt line is actually below the crotch,,and they have to hold on to their pants with one hand to make sure they dont fall off,,,,so it looks like you walked on in someone changing pants and they stoped at the last second,,,,and they will actually tuck their t-shirts inot to their underware so you can see them sporting their boxers,,,,and yea their johnson can easly take a peek and see what going on....both black and whites..

About time. People are annoyed with seeing people with their underwear showing. >.<

Do you wear a bikini in the summer at the beach?

I dont think the issue here is race or freedom. It is about decency. Nobody on the beach will take an offence to me wearing a bikini there. In fact it is what to be expected there.
But have you ever worn a bikini to a board meeting? That is what the issue is.
I do not believe any body would actually stop you from doing it though if you decide to.
However, It would be highly inappropriate and would draw attention for all the wrong reasons.

thats very good then because there idiots who run around fighting for a peice of land that an't theres.

HEY! I startedthread on this over at the Current Affairs and World Events board! Copywrite infringement!

Anyhow, as i said over there, plumbers butt will never be cool to me. If someone else thinks that it's the bees knees to look like they are on the way to the loo, I really don't care but, I have to admit, to me, it looks totally stupid.