Fla. judge rules saggy pants law unconstitutional Posted on Wed, Sep. 17, 2008 print<http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/v-print/story/690014.html> email<http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/v-emailform/story/690014.html> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/690014.html> Digg<http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://www.miamiherald.com/577/story/690014.html> del.icio.us <http://del.icio.us/post> AIM<aim:goim?Message=http://www.miamiherald.com/577/story/690014.html> The Associated Press
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- A judge has decided a law banning sagging pants in this town is unconstitutional after a teenager spent a night in jail on accusations he exposed too much underwear. Julius Hart, 17, was charged last week after an officer said he spotted the teenager riding his bicycle with 4 to 5 inches of blue-and-black boxer shorts revealed. Hart's public defender, Carol Bickerstaff, urged a judge Monday to strike down the sagging pants law, telling him: "Your honor, we now have the fashion police." Circuit Judge Paul Moyle ruled that the law was unconstitutional based on "the limited facts" of the case. Technically, however, the charge hasn't been dropped yet: a new arraignment awaits Hart on Oct. 5. Voters in Riviera Beach approved the law in March. A first offense for sagging pants carries a $150 fine or community service, and habitual offenders face the possibility of jail time. Bickerstaff said she wants the city to drop the law - regardless of whether anyone dislikes low-riding pants. "The first time I saw this particular fashion, I disliked it," she told the judge. "And then I realized I'm getting old." -- "Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change." - Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
