CrAZyBeAuTiFuL4

This is...crazy! LOL. Really people, we have bigger problems than this...good lord!

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State legislators OK ban on ‘lewd or indecent’ underwear displays
The Associated Press
Updated: 1:15 p.m. ET Feb. 9, 2005

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginians who wear their pants so low their underwear shows may want to think about investing in a stronger belt.


The state’s House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday authorizing a $50 fine for anyone who displays his or her underpants in a “lewd or indecent manner.”

Delegate Lionell Spruill Sr., a Democrat who opposed the bill, had pleaded with his colleagues to remember their own youthful fashion follies.

During an extended monologue Monday, he talked about how they dressed or wore their hair in their teens. On Tuesday, he said the measure was an unconstitutional attack on young blacks that would force parents to take off work to accompany their children to court just for making a fashion statement.

“This is a foolish bill, Mr. Speaker, because it will hurt so many,” Spruill said before the measure was approved 60-34. It now goes to the state Senate.

The bill’s sponsor, Delegate Algie T. Howell, has said constituents were offended by the exposed underwear. He did not speak on the floor Tuesday.

Spruill and Howell, also a Democrat, are both black.

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Now, I see this as having NOTHING to do with race seeing as how people from a number of backgrounds wear their pants low, not just blacks as some were accusing in this article.

Lemons

Virginia is just a good old republican state.. Conservative... but Too conservative... being WAY TOO Conservative is not good.

FantaOrSprite

This coming from the state that wants to enforce legal action if you don't report your miscarriage to the police.

I live in Virginia. It's NOT a good old Conservative state. It's a crappy, old people control everything, we are racist sexist bastards -Conservative with a stick up our a&& state.

THANK GOD I'M MOVING TO PA!!!!!

And here primarly the black people wear their pants low, but, uh it's not even a big problem anymore. Maybe if they had passed this in the ninties or something.

Kattie

Some Louisiana legislator attempted the same thing awhile back and was rightfully shot down. Is the state of Virginia really that hard up for cash that now they are the fashion police?! While having your drawers hanging out isn't attractive, it isn't lewd either. The person is still clothed. Apparently having your buttcheeks hanging out is acceptable.

Duffyboy

People who come up with laws like this need to be kicked repeatedly in the head with a pair of heavy boots, that have the Vote Democrat emblem on the sole.

Lemons

Violence is never good. Espeically with people who disagree with eachother. There are words for those who disagree.. not beatings.

FantaOrSprite

Lmao, Yes :x

Gemini9857

I have you know I also live in Virginia and I plan to stay in Virginia. I don't think it is crappy and racist? Not really.. I will admit most people are white but I don't know about being racist sexist bastards. I can think of many people who are not racist.

yeah i remember that.

but in VA the senate shot it down. it only passed in the house.

Birgerhar

who cares if people sag their pants? how is someone sagging their pants gonna caus violence of any sort or any threat to anybody? lame.

FantaOrSprite

And I'll have you know that I live in Virginia as well. For hmmm 18 years. And maybe you haven't grown up around the people that I have, but the majority of them are, yes, racist and sexist (the older generation anyways.) There are people who are not , but the majority that I grew up with ARE. You might not think it's crappy and racist, great for you. I do. Matter of opinion.

And actually about 50 percent of my schoool was black.