Are Your Jeans Sagging? Go Directly to Jail
Here's a quiz on today's reading:Starting in Louisiana, an intensifying push by lawmakers has determined pants worn low enough to expose underwear poses a threat to the public, and they have enacted indecency ordinances to stop it.
Since June 11, sagging pants have been against the law in Delcambre, La., a town of 2,231 that is 80 miles southwest of Baton Rouge. The style carries a fine of as much as $500 or up to a six-month sentence....
“It’s a fad like hot pants; however, I think it crosses the line when a person shows their backside,” Ms. Lartigue said. “You can’t legislate how people dress, but you can legislate when people begin to become indecent by exposing their body parts.”
Question 1:
If a young, rich, white female (oh, say, Britney Spears) gets out of a car and shows the world her private parts, then
a) she'll get fame
b) she'll get wealth
c) all of the above
Question 2:
If a young, poor, black male (not necessarily from Africa) gets out of a car and his pants are sagging showing (gasp) underwear, then
a) he'll get a$500 fine
b) he'll be thrown in jail
c) All of the above.
Question 3:
Why?
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