• GOP lawmaker in Mississippi proposes fines and psychological counseling for saggy pants
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[url]http://mississippitoday.org/2017/01/24/sagging-pants-could-draw-fine-require-counseling/[/url] [quote]Rep. Tom Weathersby, R-Florence, introduced the bill that would make it unlawful to wear pants or shorts in a way that “exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner.” Several local governments, around the country and in Mississippi, have proposed or implemented anti-sagging ordinances. The city of Jackson, Hinds County and city of Gautier have all proposed such laws in recent years, but none have been successful. Weathersby’s bill would impose a verbal warning on the first offense. The third offense would draw a fine of $20. By the sixth offense, violators would have to pay a $100 fine and undergo psychological and social counseling by state departments of human services and mental health. Weathersby said he filed the bill at the request of a constituent who encountered a group of young men whom the constituent believes wore their pants too low. When the constituent asked the men to pull up their pants, they became belligerent, Weathersby said. “Personally, I like to see people dressed when they’re in public and I like to see people with their pants up,” Weathersby told Mississippi Today.[/quote] link to the bill: [url]http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1353IN.htm[/url]
what the fuck
what is this fuckin 1900
Why is the GOP like this What is it about the GOP that draws such a wealth of profound idiots into its fold and places them in positions of authority Somebody please explain [editline]Hyenas[/editline] I'm serious, I'm not just making jabs at the GOP, I genuinely want to know why they are like this, I wanna know where these people come from
What the hell would that even entail?
What is it with GOP lawmakers and their hateboners for saggy pants? This isn't even the first time something like this has happened.
[QUOTE]“Personally, I like to see people dressed when they’re in public and I like to see people with their pants up,” Weathersby told Mississippi Today.[/QUOTE] Personal tastes do not sound policy make.
remember hearing about this in the city next to me mentioned in article, gautier, trying to pass it. of course it got shut down hard, like this proposal will too. lawmakers in this state really don't mind trying to propose crazy shit to make ms look bad.
I'm just relieved that whatever district this guy legislates for is clearly experiencing no real problems that would require his attention.
Now this is something I can get behind! /s But really. Does the GOP just want to control every aspect of the American People's lives?
Just another reminder that it isn't big government if the GOP does it
I feel like it's more of a public indecency law than anything. Not meaning to support the GOP but this article is written the way it is to draw unnecessary attention.
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fuck mississippi
this just reads like an issue outcome on nationstates
[QUOTE=Xanadu;51738309]I feel like it's more of a public indecency law than anything. Not meaning to support the GOP but this article is written the way it is to draw unnecessary attention.[/QUOTE] There's no laws that can fix the indecency of the Mississippi public.
Haha what? This is like the apparel equivalent of voter ID laws. Racist bullshit.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;51738410]Haha what? This is like the apparel equivalent of voter ID laws. Racist bullshit.[/QUOTE] But white people also wear their pants low. And asians too. Is there a low-pants-race within the human race? I think while they're at it they should ban all men from wearing anything but 50's suits and women anything but 50's dresses, cuz that is the era the politicians are from.
[QUOTE=Raidyr;51738262]I'm just relieved that whatever district this guy legislates for is clearly experiencing no real problems that would require his attention.[/QUOTE] florence has a population somewhere in the ballpark of 50 people so yeah no major issues
[QUOTE=!LORD M!;51738427]But white people also wear their pants low. And asians too. Is there a low-pants-race within the human race? I think while they're at it they should ban all men from wearing anything but 50's suits and women anything but 50's dresses, cuz that is the era the politicians are from.[/QUOTE] It's obvious who they are specifically trying to target. Targeting non-black youth who are into that culture are just bonus points.
GOP Lawmakers, once again focusing on the [I]important[/I] things.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;51738410]Haha what? This is like the apparel equivalent of voter ID laws. Racist bullshit.[/QUOTE] there's nothing racist about an indecency law. just because it's a popular trend among young black people doesn't mean having your ass hanging out in public is something that should be legal. wanna wear basketball shorts underneath? go ahead. but the last thing I want to see when I'm out doing my business is some stranger's nasty tighty whiteys.
[QUOTE=butre;51738507]the last thing I want to see when I'm out doing my business is some stranger's nasty tighty whiteys.[/QUOTE] how about just dealing with it or looking the other way
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;51738410]Haha what? This is like the apparel equivalent of voter ID laws. Racist bullshit.[/QUOTE] I say let them wear the sagging below the ass pants. Makes it easier for police to catch em if they decide to run. [editline]28th January 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Orkel;51738524]how about just dealing with it or looking the other way[/QUOTE] From your local retirement home.
[QUOTE=1239the;51738389]fuck mississippi[/QUOTE] Mississippi honestly isn't that bad. We just have some shitty people representing us in government unfortunately. The hospitality of this state makes up for it though.
This is one of those trends that really make me scratch my head, I always hear about how the origin was black people in prison who wanted to show off that they're down low brothers, down low as in bottoms. Black Rednecks and White Liberals is a fun read from the other side for anyone curious about "ghetto" culture.
[QUOTE=Sitkero;51738215]What is it about the GOP that draws such a wealth of profound idiots into its fold and places them in positions of authority Somebody please explain[/QUOTE] Conservatism
To be fair saggy pants is not very attractive but this is a bit of an overreaction
[QUOTE=Sitkero;51738215]Why is the GOP like this What is it about the GOP that draws such a wealth of profound idiots into its fold and places them in positions of authority Somebody please explain [editline]Hyenas[/editline] I'm serious, I'm not just making jabs at the GOP, I genuinely want to know why they are like this, I wanna know where these people come from[/QUOTE] Because he's a fucking old, old man the dude is 72 and while the rest of the world seems to have gotten over this like 10 or 20 years ago, the old bitter people will have a hate boner for random shit as an excuse to hate young people until they die [editline]e[/editline] I don't even think [I]he[/I] expects it to pass so much as it is a jab at them young hooligans, I reckon all the southern republican politicians do feel more brazen what with them controlling the government now
It's the [b]psychological counseling[/b] bit that gets me. So what, are they suggesting there's a need to change the way people think to bring it in line with their own opinions on fucking fashion trends of all things?. Sounds like bullshit to me, I'm getting a sneaking suspicion that this trend in particular is being targeted due to it being perceived as a ~black people thing~. Actually now that I think about, yeah, they are probably just being racist.
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