Evidently, it's against the law in some places to show "skin" or "underwear" behind your pants. But, "[P]ublic defenders argued that sagging pants were a constitutionally protected expression of identity." And, then, my favorite location for an interview, as well as overall point made in the article,
“There are a bunch of other laws about
clothes they should make,” said Carlos
Edwards, sitting in a church van. Mr.
Edwards cited the use of trench coats
by teenagers involved in the Columbine
massacre.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Low-ridin' pant-linin'
Labels:
black,
decency,
display,
expression,
florida,
free speech,
jeans,
pants,
racism,
sag,
sagging,
sagging jeans,
shirt,
tuck,
tuck-in
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