fuck me...don't they a have a fucking city to rebuild? what a colossal waste of time and energy, not to mention that it is pretty much trampling all over the constitutional rights of people.
On 8/30/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just read this article today: > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20500607/ > > > > NEW ORLEANS - Hike up those pants. Droopy drawers that bare skin or > underwear might soon be forbidden fashion on the streets of two Louisiana > towns, and violators could be forced to part with some cash. > > "I'm tired (of) looking at behinds," Shreveport Councilwoman Joyce Bowman > said after Tuesday's 4-3 vote to ban fanny-flaunting trousers. > > Nobody can be arrested just for violating the ordinance, but they could be > fined or required to perform community service. The maximum fine for a > first > offense is $100. > > Alexandria's City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban the baring. Its > ordinance allows some sag, but 3 inches or more can bring a fine of $25 to > $200 and a requirement for community service. > > If the mayors of Shreveport and Alexandria sign the ordinances, they will > bring Louisiana's total to at least six, with at least two more cities > considering bans. > > Elsewhere, Atlanta's City Council has held a hearing on a measure to > outlaw > saggy pants that reveal shorts or thongs. > > A similar proposal in Stratford, Conn., was soundly rejected this week > after > critics argued it would be unconstitutional and unfairly target > minorities. > > Some opponents cite other objections. > > "Are you going to have a 'sagging' court?" Michael Williams asked > Shreveport's council. "The police have more important things to do than > chase young boys and girls and say 'pull your pants up."' > > Personally I think that it is a good idea. I don't know why, but every > time > I stand in line at the grocery store or the mall and there is one of these > kids showing most of their underwear, I just want to slap the shit out of > them. I am sure that some will argue that it is unconstitutional or > stifles > freedom of expression or some bullshit like that, but I feel this is not > so > much freedom of expression as it is obscene. So what do you all think? Are > people allowed to run around showing off their ass or underwear? > > Bruce > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Report Builder, plug-ins for Eclipse and Dreamweaver updates. http;//www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5adobecf8%5Fbeta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:241684 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
