Saggy Pants Might Be Illegal in South Carolina
Today in things that shouldn't exist: South Carolina lawmakers have proposed a bill that would ban people from wearing saggy pants. You know, because that's the type of rousing, earth-shattering legislation we need right now. A ban on saggy pants.
According to bill H4957, a person's pants can't be "sagging three inches below the ileum [sic] exposing his skin or undergarments." As the sleuths at the Charlotte Observer pointed out, the bill probably meant to say "ilium" (the broad part of your hip bone) rather than "ileum" (part of your small intestine). Not off to a great start. If you're caught wearing said pants, you'd get fined $25 for the first offense, $50 or 3 hours of community service (or both) for the second, etc. You wouldn't get taken out of school or get in any serious trouble. It's more like a bill that slaps you on the wrist for wearing pants in a way that these legislators don't like.
Or, instead, here's an idea: Don't do this. Severely saggy pants don't look great to our eyes, but laws to regulate against the practice? That's just plain ridiculous0. Why not just learn how to properly style said baggy pants? It's easy. First, don't have your butt hanging out. And if you throw on a belt and pair it with some high-top sneakers and a plain white T-shirt, you've got yourself a stylish, law-deflecting 'fit. Legislation be damned.
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