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04/23/2004 Archived Entry: "Louisiana May Ban 'Low-Rider' Jeans"

Posted by steve @ 03:05 PM EST [Link]

STUPIDITY IS CHEAP, THAT'S WHY IT'S SO PLENTIFUL: On a day I learn that Pat Tillman died defending America and the concept of freedom the last thing I need to hear about is some cat in Louisiana who wants to ban low-rider pants.

Don't get me wrong, I hate low-rider/low-rise pants with a passion. Even on people who can pull them off I think it tends to be a bad look. Then again, I'm a rock and roll conservative with mildly socially conservative tendences.

Louisiana State Rep. Derrick Shepherd says he's tired of catching glimpses of young people's underwear so he's filed a bill that would fine anyone who wears the pants $500. If that wasn't enough, they could also face jail time.

"I'm sick of seeing it," said Shepherd, a first-term legislator. "The community's outraged. And if parents can't do their job, if parents can't regulate what their children wear, then there should be a law."

I have some respect for Shepherd because he served his country in the Navy as a corpsman and served in the Marine Corps during Desert Storm. Hell, he's still a JAG with the U.S. Army with the rank of captain. He's no shirker and regardless of his politics I'd be proud to call him a friend. That said, as a veteran who defended the cause of freedom, he should know better than to start trying to pass stupid laws like this.

Frankly, I'd target people who wear white too early or too late in the year.

Read on.