"LYNWOOD, Ill. - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public.

Eugene Williams is the mayor of Lynwood. He says young men walk around town half-dressed, keeping major retailers and economic development away. He calls the new law a hot topic.

The American Civil Liberties Union says the ordinance targets young men of color.

Young adults in the village, like 21-year-old Joe Klomes, say the new law infringes on their personal style. He says leaders should instead spend money on making the area look nicer."

My Take?

This is complete bull, why does one group of people have to impose a law because another group of people doesn't like how they dress? This is going to have unforseen consequences is the sense that, people are going to start asking about why they cant wear pants that show three inches of underwear in fear that they might offend someone, but a hooker who is working can wear a skirt that almost shows off their crotch and a nearly transparent top and have no consequences! Think about it this way, who would you rather have sitting at your dinner table with your family? Someone who wears baggy pants? Or someone who can't even sit down because all her "stuff" will show?
Now i'm not saying you should be fined instead if you wear micro skirts, in fact im saying quite the opposite. I'm saying, freedom of expression is why people believe America is so great, but now i challenge you to think "what the hell" when LAWS ARE PASSED ON WHAT WE CAN'T WEAR come up.
By the way, no i do not wear baggy pants, i never have and never will because i don't personally don't like the look of it, but who the hell am i to tell my neighbor what he can't wear?

...whats next? A fine if your colors don't match?...

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Just say black men and stop dancing around the topic.

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Although, from another view point, I disagree because if they start with this law, who knows how far it could grow to. And I don't want to be told how I can or cannot dress.

Post edited at 1:57 pm on July 20, 2008 by EventerChick

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i think all the blacks shud protest by walkin round the town NAKED -- that shud shut the fuck up of those prudes!

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actually i don't usually find myself saying this but i agree. Not just blacks but everyone should do a "boxers day" where everyone doesn't wear any pants, just their boxers.

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Ive been taught that strength is everything. So how can an alliance with the strongest be a betrayal?

I will support any city and state that passes a law with baggy pants.   Any girls do it 2.    It's not saying you can't wear baggy pants it just states to wear them @ the waist.

Go Chicago!!

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Quote: from JasonHot at 1:58 pm on July 20, 2008

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i think all the blacks shud protest by walkin round the town NAKED -- that shud shut the fuck up of those prudes!

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actually i don't usually find myself saying this but i agree. Not just blacks but everyone should do a "boxers day" where everyone doesn't wear any pants, just their boxers.

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thanx, dude.  yah, boxers 4 all, or boxer briefs 4 sum, but that wud b a funny as shit protest.

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i think all the blacks shud protest by walkin round the town NAKED -- that shud shut the fuck up of those prudes!

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This law is not saying you can't have your 1st rights, it's stating that it's "rude and bad manners" to dress that way. It's called have RESPECT for yourself and other people in our socity will respect you more. Which in turns means more jobs and better pay becuase you have morals and values then just walking around with your @$$ and underwear showing!

I will support any city and state that passes a law with baggy pants. Any girls do it 2. It's not saying you can't wear baggy pants it just states to wear them @ the waist.

Go Chicago!!

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You're happy for a bunch of people to tell you that wearing clothes a certain way is illegal?

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You can't tell people how they should dress. He isn't nude so there shouldn't be a problem.