Will the saggy pants craze ever go away? It's one fashion statement that I've never been fond of and I'm pretty open minded when it comes to fashion. Said to originate from United States prison culture, saggy pants can been seen worldwide and on a huge array of people–from skaters, to thugsters, to hipsters in skinny jeans who still manage to have their chonies flashing. It is predominantly a male fashion and women flashing g-strings are usually guilty of whale tail, not saggy pants syndrome.
Apparently, some people have had enough of saggy pants and cities across the country have instigated laws that make sagging punishible with fines, community service or even jail time.
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I don't like saggy pants. They do nothing for a gentleman's derriere and I don't particularly want to look at anyone's underwear, but do I think that saggy pants should be against the law? Heck no. We should all have the freedom to look like idiots if we choose to and the police are not meant to be fashion police.
Also, let's face it, sagging pants laws will disproportionately target minorities. Now, you can get stopped and searched for wearing saggy pants. That's just absurd.
Yes wearing saggy pants is unsightly to some, but unless someone is indecently flashing some skin, then I don't see how it is a crime. Just about every saggy pants wearer I've ever seen is flashing their underwear not their actual butt. Are we going to start fining plumbers for plumbers butt?
Seriously, there are real crimes being committed in the world. Do we really want to tie up police resources on fashion don'ts?
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