Wear Sagging Pants, Go To Jail
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"This immoral `self expression' goes beyond freedom of expression; it rises to the crime of indecent exposure/disorderly persons," interim Chief David Dicks said in a memo Friday.
Under the order, anyone with exposed buttocks could be arrested on a misdemeanor charge of being a disorderly person, punishable by up to a $500 fine and three months in jail.
Dicks, who was appointed to his position June 2, said in the memo the measure was prompted by "a significant number of complaints from citizens."
But some are concerned that stepped-up enforcement could violate the Constitution or disproportionately target African-American men.
The American Civil Liberties Union has opposed clothing restrictions in other cities.
Greg Gibbs, an ACLU attorney, told The Flint Journal he plans to research the issue to see whether the crackdown violates the right to free expression.
Frances Gilcreast, president of the Flint chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said she is "not interested in looking at anyone's underwear."
But, she said, she is worried police are focusing on a loose-fitting style favored by some young black men.
"My concern is how (the policy) will be applied equitably," she said.
Flint Police Officers Association President Keith Speer said that in the past, officers have given out warnings for exposed skin and arrested those with their entire rear exposed. He said he doesn't anticipate any significant changes in how police will enforce the law.
Under the order, anyone with exposed buttocks could be arrested on a misdemeanor charge of being a disorderly person, punishable by up to a $500 fine and three months in jail.
Dicks, who was appointed to his position June 2, said in the memo the measure was prompted by "a significant number of complaints from citizens."
But some are concerned that stepped-up enforcement could violate the Constitution or disproportionately target African-American men.
The American Civil Liberties Union has opposed clothing restrictions in other cities.
Greg Gibbs, an ACLU attorney, told The Flint Journal he plans to research the issue to see whether the crackdown violates the right to free expression.
Frances Gilcreast, president of the Flint chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said she is "not interested in looking at anyone's underwear."
But, she said, she is worried police are focusing on a loose-fitting style favored by some young black men.
"My concern is how (the policy) will be applied equitably," she said.
Flint Police Officers Association President Keith Speer said that in the past, officers have given out warnings for exposed skin and arrested those with their entire rear exposed. He said he doesn't anticipate any significant changes in how police will enforce the law.
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- 3 months ago
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ADDING TO THE ATTACK..
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legislating morality in place of finding lasting solutions.
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Solutions to WHAT?? If we want young men dressing in three-piece suits, we're going to have to help them find a reason to do so.
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moreof, solutions to real problems, what people wear should not be legislated in a country where the headline is "freedom"
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Well there are those well known common rules about indecent exposure.
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Plus who wants to sit in a public seat; after some one like that just got up?
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what about those highschool girls who walk around with their ass hanging out the top and bottom of their shorts. Immoral? jail? apparently
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Well yes jh64487, another example of indecent exposure.
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but is it worth spending tax payers money and time to legislate it?
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The only time they'll see my buttocks is when im mooning them!
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