July 31, 2014
In 2008, Flint, Michigan's then interim Police Chief David Dicks implemented a controversial “sagging pants law.“ In short, when citizens let their pants sag, they are first warned, then fined, and finally put in jail if they didn't comply with this indecent exposure law. The chart above was dispersed to the Flint community to provide clarity.
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NJ Town OKs Boardwalk Ban on Saggy Pants
Civil libertarians say the law is unconstitutional and predict it will be overturned if challenged in court.
"Hindsight" is now punishable by a $25 fine in this Jersey Shore resort. Wildwood passed a law last year night banning overly saggy pants on the boardwalk, prompted by numerous complaints from longtime visitors about having to see people's rear ends hanging out in public.