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lobodons

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11. Its a community safety issue

Reply to rsacamano (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 12:28 PM

Dec 2015

It just is not safe for the community for these people to be walking out in public. They could trip over their saggy self at anytime out into traffic causing injuries to not only themselves, but innocent bystanders and motorists.

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Kids arrested for saggy pants [View all] rsacamano Dec 2015 OP

My inner and outer old guy wants so badly to say Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #1

Me too. BdAzzSRT Dec 2015 #4

I agree that arresting them is too harsh ... aggiesal Dec 2015 #21

This is so stupid. Their butts are covered. upaloopa Dec 2015 #2

That's what one kid said to me when I said something out his baggy pants. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #5

Saggy pants rules are targeted to black males. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #9

It is another form of oppression upaloopa Dec 2015 #13

I disagree Travis_0004 Dec 2015 #26

Is it racism, then, to bar open carry on a campus Android3.14 Dec 2015 #17

Something the ACLU might want to try a test case on. n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #22

Exactly. Opaque fabric is opaque fabric. markpkessinger Dec 2015 #23

What happened to getting expelled from school? jalan48 Dec 2015 #3

Time to spread a rumor homegirl Dec 2015 #6

I know you may be serious Mira Dec 2015 #14

Oh, great . . . exploiting homophobia in order to settle a fashion dispute. markpkessinger Dec 2015 #24

Maybe getting expelled or suspended reflects badly on how the school is scored LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #7

Bah. If you want to make a real statement wear your shoes inside out with NO pants zebonaut Dec 2015 #8

I just hate those pants. I keep thinking that fashion will go out of style. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #10

Its a community safety issue lobodons Dec 2015 #11

while I think this "fashion" or whatever it is (and how many decades has this been going on?), niyad Dec 2015 #12

Your police dollars at work. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2015 #15

Seems like its own punishment DirkGently Dec 2015 #16

meanwhile the most popular cut of jeans is the one that shows the top of your crack, GreatGazoo Dec 2015 #18

It's a style that just will not die. SoapBox Dec 2015 #19

Longevity likely fueled by the undying outrage of older folks . . . markpkessinger Dec 2015 #25

It's been awhile now and it's still going on? Stellar Dec 2015 #20