Comments on: No More Pants On The Ground: Lawmakers Pass Saggy Pants Ban

By: lol

lol — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:16:25 +0000

Thank goodness!!! Everytime i see someone dressed like that, i want to tell them so bad to either pull their pants up or pull their ass down!!!! lol it looks so gross!!! and as far as people pulling the race card….i am so sick of hearing that crap!!!

By: Gus

Gus — Sat, 07 May 2011 12:47:31 +0000

Bobby V–was Wegdewood middle, as far as you got? What happened to high school?

Schools already have dress codes, and I’m sure they say just what is being passed, (shorts no more than 2 inches above the knee, shirts had to cover mid section, and had to have sleeves, and clothes can not show undergarments.) It’s not being enforced now, what makes anyone think with a new law being passed it will be enforced next school year.

By: ProudArmyParent

ProudArmyParent — Fri, 06 May 2011 21:06:26 +0000

The only uniform that is going to work is to force these kids not to show their draws is jumpsuits. That’s right one piece outfits that they can’t sag their britches in!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:45:27 +0000

Well Bobby when you mentioned Wedgewood Middle you needed to go no farther. That has always been one of the worst schools in the district in attitude, discipline, and respect for authority. I speak as a child of the 70s it was terrible then glad they finally put a lid on it and locked the doors. enough is enough
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By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:42:35 +0000

You know its a sad world when the damn schools have to teach these kids to dress we let them dress themselves to express their own individuality. Well enough already but their tails in uniforms with no exceptions that can’t follow the rules because they are allowed to make the rules no the adults. I know in my day that would never be allowed. Kudos to Mrs. Perry at Ernest Ward if you have saggy pants she has a remedy for it in her office so all the other principals need to give her a call and ask what she does to keep this problem out of her school.

By: WORRIED RESIDENT

WORRIED RESIDENT — Thu, 05 May 2011 20:58:18 +0000

First of all, let me say that I am glad the ban was passed. I get tired of looking at these guy’s underwear. I can’t stand how they have to hold them up, or have to walk to keep them from falling completely down. I don’t think, however, this is always a result of bad parenting. Some of the pants are not bought too big. Sometimes they just sag them anyway, when they are away from their parents eyes. They seem to think it’s part of being cool. Century is not the only town this happens in. It happens all over the place, probably in every state!! ALL children stray away from their teachings at some point. It is the individual who decides how much, and which teachings they stray from. This is not a racial discussion. There are guys of ALL races who sag their pants! There is no need to get on here and take things to another level by insulting any paticular race. The article said that “SOME of the no votes came from the House’s black caucus”, which means there were other races that voted no also!! By the way, Sen. Gary Siplin, who introduced the bill, is also black!!

By: mom

mom — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:14:25 +0000

I wish they would pass it for all public displays of undergarments…. I hate taking my daughters to the mall and seeing guys walking around like that…. I told them they are not allowed to date anyone who doesn’t have respect for themselves and the people around them thinking we all want to see that….. I don’t know why they aren’t arrested for indecent exposure… I don’t know of any jobs that would allow that way of dressing, so have some respect….

By: S.L.B

S.L.B — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:31:03 +0000

“Baggy saggy pants on the grounds might have started out with the black race, but these days I have seen ALL races wearing their pants like that, so I don’t appreciate the House’s black caucus members mindset of thinking it’s only a “black race” issue!

Bottom line is…the only fashion statement the guys who wear their pants like this are making is that they are self centered gang banger men who apparently did jail time and want everyone on the streets to know it. If they want to dress like this in jail it’s one thing, but when they are out in society, they should dress in a manner that is socially acceptable and not offensive to those of us who have to look at their ugly buttes. If they cannot accept that, then by all means…please go back to jail and sag your life away!

To all those guys who haven’t been to jail, but are wearing their pants saggy just the same, your sending out that message whether you realize it or not. You men should really stop and think what your body language and dress style says about you as a person. If you don’t care, then suck it up and get used to the fact that we do and if a law has to come into existance to do something about it, then so be it!

Thank you Sen. Gary Siplin for your persistance in getting this issue into law!

By: MSgt Burnham

MSgt Burnham — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:43:13 +0000

I wonder if these kids that like to wear their pants sagging really understands where it comes from. It comes from prison, it means someone is available for some action when they wear their pants sagging.

By: interesting

interesting — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:34:53 +0000

Thank you Sen. Siplin. It is sad that the schools have to pass laws to teach our youth how to dress, but since they are not getting taught at home, Thank you for taking the time and interest in our youth. You are soooo right about not seeing such outrageous dress in the work force. My opinion of such people who wont pull up their pants, is that they are just too sorry….meaning lazy. I sure wouldnt hire anyone that was that lazy. If they dont care what they look like, they are not gonna care about the business either. Their appearance reflects a mirror of their attitude and work. NO THANK YOU