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Bill sets fine for low-riding pants
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| Alastair User Info... | RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- 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." Del. 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, Del. 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. - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 7:33am | ||
| The One After Two User Info... | too funny :-) Virginians get what they ask for. - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 2:40pm | ||
| Broccoli User Info... | These fucks have too much time and money on there hands. I for one am in favor of exposed underpants (on the right people), and opposed to overpaid undereducated assholes dictating what is moral. There combovers and jiggling lardy asses are the real obscene view, and fining that would be slightly less ludicrus seeings how most fat bald assholes have more expendable cash than teenagers who obviously can't even aford a proper belt. Maybe they should stop hanging around teenagers as much if seeing there thongs hanging out gives them chubbies and makes them feel like pedophiles. Shouldn't They be persuing more constructive agendas like sue'n tobacco companys, improving there shitty education system or making their state suck less? Seriously, there is no reason why anyone should go to Virginia, ever. Especially now. - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 5:54pm | ||
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| XY-SATAN User Info... | This may seem funny but if you look at the big picture in the US of A this is a blatant infringement of rights and liberties plus control of the population . What next ? Crop tops , hair styles , bra straps , music , dancing, THOUGHTS ? For fucks sake where have these morons been for the last 40 years ? ..... oh yea ....church . The idea of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness does not existed in the US and was never in the constitution . They can fuck around or introduce any law ( homeland security) they deem fit . The US is a farce and all the freedom, liberty and personal rights talk is just bull shit , it's not real . Read this if you wish, http://www.truthlaidbear.com/archives/2002/06/17/life_liberty_and_the_pursuit_of_happiness.php Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness http://www.freelaunch.com/essays/liberty.html - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 9:06pm | ||
| Tdizzle User Info... | Im with Broccoli... the money, paperwork and time put into this bill is that which is being taken away from things that normal people give a shit about... Its not indecent exposure of any private part.. its cloth... they are dictating what fashion is legal... Freedom be damned - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 9:37pm | ||
| Ryan User Info... | Actually when this bill reached the senate it was denied. Quoted as been an "Embarasment" , which it was. It is still amazing that lawmakers actually looked at it in the first place. - Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:15pm | ||
| csic User Info... | Viginia is for SNIPERS ! - Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:14am | ||
| Curmudgeon Rocker User Info... | Yay senate! Seems like the only o.k. thing coming out of Virginia is Scott Hull - singlehandedly THE arbiter/provider of everything cool about today's music coming out of the U.S. - Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:25am | ||
| Mi*coll* User Info... | For y'all's information, they backed off on this highly unpopular bill. - Sun, 13 Feb 2005 5:10pm | ||
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