New Law in ATL Against Sagging Pants - Page 2

lovelyivy84 · #1 08-25-2007, 11:45 PM

This foolishness does NOT need to be legislated. I'm sorry if you don't like the style but that really doesn't give us the right to legislate against it.

I have seen one young man whose pants were at his KNEES with a belt around them and his dumb behind was HOLDING THEM UP.

Appropriate reaction? Lots of laughing and clowning. It's the only thing that will really make the style die anyway.

Conskeeted7 · #2 08-26-2007, 03:27 AM

I think this is completely out of line. I don't see a valid reason to create a law against something simply because society does not like it. Sure, I don't like the trend, but I'm not harmed by it. I also don't really care if someone decides to wear it.

Will there soon be regulation determing how much cleavage I can show? What about how short my shorts or skirt can be? Plenty of people are offended by showing too much of these body parts. What is the difference?

RedefinedDiva · #3 08-26-2007, 12:24 PM

Everyone has a different perspective and has been affected by it in different manners. My experiences may be different than others, therefore, I feel it is appropriate. I don't want to see your pubic hairs and butt crack when I walk out the door, male or female. I don't want to see some chick's breasts neither. So, if all that needs to be regulated, so be it. If you want to dress like you live in a nudist colony, why the hell should I suffer because of it? Public decency needs to be restored.

While I can respect everyone's opinion that it can/should not be legislated against, at what point do we start leaving our own decency behind to accomodate folks that want to stage a peep show everytime they walk out the door? There should be a point when folks stop making excuses and shrugging their shoulders. Something needs to be done because obvious other methods of control (of lack thereof) are NOT working.

The Black Fonz · #4 08-30-2007, 02:02 PM

The law seems to be only enforceable if someones underwear is showing. So then it further asks the question of enforceability. So someone could, theoretically, sag their pants down to their knees, so long as their shirt is also long enough to cover their ass? I don't understand if the law is truly against folks showing their draws in public or is it potshot against urban culture? I say the former.

shinerbock · #5 08-31-2007, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by The Black Fonz

I don't understand if the law is truly against folks showing their draws in public or is it potshot against urban culture? I say the former.

I'm down for both, but it is still a stupid law in my opinion. Good points on enforceability, however.

Conskeeted7 · #6 08-31-2007, 04:59 AM

I understand that some people are offended by this fashion trend. I understand that others may be made uncomfortable by it and think it is inappropriate. I still don't see where it becomes a matter that should be legally enforced. Is it really such a nuisance to the majority of society? I also wonder why this one issue is being addressed and others are not. I know there are plenty of people who are offended by the sayings that are on t-shirts nowadays. Several others are uncomfortable with facial piercings and the spiky hair look. Why is sagging pants the one trend that needs to be legislated?

I haven't been to Atlanta in a while, so maybe it's more severe down there.