http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/09/low.pants.ap/index.html RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- Virginians who wear their pants so low their underwear shows may want to think about investing in a stronger belt. The state's House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday authorizing a $50 fine for anyone who displays his or her underpants in a "lewd or indecent manner." Del. Lionell Spruill Sr., a Democrat who opposed the bill, had pleaded with his colleagues to remember their own youthful fashion follies. During an extended monologue Monday, he talked about how they dressed or wore their hair in their teens. On Tuesday, he said the measure was an unconstitutional attack on young blacks that would force parents to take off work to accompany their children to court just for making a fashion statement. "This is a foolish bill, Mr. Speaker, because it will hurt so many," Spruill said before the measure was approved 60-34. It now goes to the state Senate. The bill's sponsor, Del. Algie T. Howell, has said constituents were offended by the exposed underwear. He did not speak on the floor Tuesday. Spruill and Howell, also a Democrat, are both black.
everything offensive should be outlawed, I for one, am offended by male pattern baldness wonder if this bill will survive the inevitable backlash from plumbers
I must say Virginia's state reps aren't endearing themselves to me lately. Check out this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9115-2005Feb8.html We're probably not getting the whole story, but the quote about homosexuality and HIV pisses me off. Lose the '80s homophobia, Black.
Don't give them any ideas. I'm not worried about the bill; it's not long for this world. Even if it passes, it'll be struck down by the courts.
Man! What's this world coming too? I was at Jillians the other day and couldn't even wear my hat backwards. Stupid and pointless, but I'm pretty sure they have some lame excuse for it. Maybe a bill will passed on that soon.
Please note: "The bill's sponsor, Del. Algie T. Howell, has said constituents were offended by the exposed underwear. He did not speak on the floor Tuesday. Spruill and Howell, also a Democrat, are both black." Both the sponsor and the person opposed are both Democrats and both are black.
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The sad thing is, should a poor black person get that ticket, they could fight it because it's unconstitutional. But they won't fight it because they won't be able to afford the legal costs.
You can't entirely write it off as unconstitutional. If the community as a whole deems it as a lewd or obscene act, then that act loses its constitutional rights in public.
Quite true. So in those few areas where they do offend the majority others, then it will be a problem. But for the parts of virgina that are mostly young or black or unupposed to the fashion, then the public is not likely to consider that a lewd act. Therefore a cop giving a kid a ticket for such things in that area, which I think is who the bill is targeting, would be wrong.
the problem is SELECTIVE enforcement White suburbanite gets the warn the black urban kid doesn't Unequal . .but what can you do Rocket River
