Friday, June 27, 2008

New Flint Police Chief Declares War on Crack

No, not the drug. The Flint (Mich.) Journal reports that he has identified sagging pants as a threat worthy of incarceration.

"This immoral self expression goes beyond free speech," said [David R.] Dicks in a statement released Thursday. "It rises to the crime of indecent exposure/disorderly persons."

It's a style that irks many -- a few cities nationwide have banned the rear-revealing pants -- but the order also raises serious questions about how it would be enforced, if it disproportionately targets young black men and if ultra-low riders should be considered Constitutionally protected.

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