Saggy Pants Ban Nets Georgia City $4K

[The Straight Story]

Saggy Pants Ban Nets Georgia City $4K


A saggy pants ban has netted a city in Georgia $4,000. Over the past nine months, Albany collected the astonishing amount of money from people who defied the ban and got caught.

Saggy Pants Ban Nets Georgia City $4KThe Albany, Georgia, saggy pants ban prohibits pants or skirts that set more than three inches below the top of the hips. In addition, skin and underwear cannot be visible, or the pants are too baggy.

Since last November 23, the city has issued 187 citations for saggy pants, and they collected right at $4,000 in fines. Do you think that 187 different people wore baggy trousers, or did some people become repeat offenders? In the case of a repeat offender, is the fine actually stiffer?

For a first time saggy pants offense, you will have to pay the City of Albany $20. For subsequent violations, your fine could go as high as $200. Wow, for that much money you could just got buy some new pants.


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[Burma Jones]

1. I go to Albany, GA on business a few times a year

Never heard of this ban, but then, I guess it isn't meant to harass Middle Aged White Guys.......

[Selatius]

2. What an idiotic ban.

There are far more important things than wasting police resources going after people with saggy pants. What about using that time wasted on something more important, like investigating murders, robberies, drug dealers, etc.

[Gman]

3. That's a good law

[HappyMe]

4. Waste of time and resources.

Telling people what they can and cannot wear kind of pisses all over that 'land of the free' thing.

[bowens43]

5. this kind of stupidity always amazes me

the cons love taking away our freedom