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The Cincinnati Beacon
Cecil Thomas: Outlaw Baggy Pants?
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati
 Photo courtesy of here.
A few months ago, I interviewed Cecil Thomas on video about his anti-marijuana law. During the discussion, Thomas revealed that he thinks the anti-marijuana law is effective because it took 62 guns off the street in its first year. However, those 62 guns came from less than 2% of people arrested. Under Thomas’ new law, the other 98% (most of whom are disproportionately black) have permanent marks on their criminal records. So I asked him a question: why not make baggy pants illegal? Maybe 2% of people in baggy pants might have guns, too! Now it turns out that other cities really are making such a law!
Now it looks like :
Baggy pants that show boxer shorts or thongs would be illegal under a proposed amendment to Atlanta’s indecency laws. The amendment, sponsored by city councilman C.T. Martin, states that sagging pants are an “epidemic” that is becoming a “major concern” around the country.
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“Little children see it and want to adopt it, thinking it’s the in thing,” Martin said Wednesday. “I don’t want young people thinking that half-dressing is the way to go. I want them to think about their future.”
The proposed ordinance would also bar women from showing the strap of a thong beneath their pants. They would also be prohibited from wearing jogging bras in public or show a bra strap, said Debbie Seagraves, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia.
The proposed ordinance states that “the indecent exposure of his or her undergarments” would be unlawful in a public place. It would go in the same portion of the city code that outlaws sex in public and the exposure or fondling of genitals.
So come on, Cecil! It’s election season! Think of all the press you’ll get! Go ahead, and try to outlaw baggy pants here in Cincinnati!
I double-dog dare you!
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