Sure it has nothing to do with race, because when people can’t emulate prisoners, only prisoners will be able to look like prisoners. And cops like to claim that such pants allow the wearer to carry concealed weapons.
Ironically, this PSA is threatening time in prison for sagging pants.
At least kids in SC would learn what an ileum is, so there’s that educational benefit of such nuisance lawmaking. Better pants reform than gun reform.
South Carolina lawmakers are hoping to pass a bill to ban saggy pants throughout the state.
House Bill 4957 would make it illegal for a person to expose their skin or underwear by wearing their pants "three inches below the crest of his ileum" —the top of the hips.
Violation fines equal just enough to buy that much needed belt: $25 for a first offense; $50 or three hours of community service for a second offense; and $75 or six hours of community service for a third or subsequent offense.
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Looking ridiculous (though inevitable) is not the only risk of sagging pants, it is linked to erectile dysfunction, hip problems, and lower back issues. "These issues stem from consistently wearing pants well below the buttocks, so low that one must change the way he walks." But hey, I'm sure the ladies you're attracting with your sweet look won't mind, right?
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At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Japanese snowboarder Kazuhiro Kokubo was barred from participating in the opening ceremonies due to dressing sloppily, including a loosened tie, shirt hanging out, and sagging pants.[25]
In the fall of 2010 at Westside Middle School in Memphis, Tennessee, the policy on handling sagging pants is for students to pull them up or get "Urkeled", a reference to the character Steve Urkel of the 1990s television show Family Matters. In this practice, teachers would pull their pants up and attach them there using zip ties. Students would also have their photo taken and posted on a board in the hallway, for all of their classmates to see. In an interview with WMC-TV, Principal Bobby White stated that the general idea is to fight pop culture with pop culture.[26] One teacher at the school claimed to have "Urkeled" up to 80 students per week, although after five weeks students got the message, and the number dropped to 18.[27]
A state law went into effect in Florida for the 2011–2012 school year banning the practice of sagging while at school. Pupils found in violation receive a verbal warning for the first offense, followed by parental notification by the principal for the second offense, which will require the parent to bring a change of clothing to school. Students would then face in-school suspension for subsequent violations.[30]
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Parkland shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez calls on lawmakers for gun reform
I hang up posters with motivational quotes, falsified statistics (2 our of 3 friends will betray you; 124,500 seniors fail every year), and provide a false narrative for the problem that is "Senioritis."
I tell the students that in order to help them succeed, I must implement strict classroom rules. They must raise their hand before doing anything at all, even asking another student for a pencil. They lose points each time they don't behave as expected. /3
They gain points by telling on other students. If someone breaks the rule and I don't see it, it is the responsibility of the other students to let the teacher know. That student earns bonus points. This becomes a school-wide effort. The teachers and admin play along.
I've done this experiment numerous times, and borrowed some ideas from Andrew Simmons' Atlantic piece,
Each time, I have similar results. This year, however, the results were different. /5
This year, a handful of students fell in line. The majority of students, however, rebelled. By day two of the simulation, the students were contacting members of administration, writing letters, and creating protest signs. They were organizing against me and against the admin. /6
They were stomping the hallways, refusing to do as they were told. The president of the student government, who doesn't even have my class, wrote an email describing how the students will not be forced into a totalitarian regime. They will fight with everything they've got. /7
I did everything in my power to keep up with their rebellion. I bribed the president of the student government. I forced him to publicly "resign." And, yet, the students did not back down. They fought even harder. They became more organized. They found a new leader. /8
They were ready to fight. They knew they would win in numbers. I ended the experiment 2 days earlier than I wanted to because their rebellion was strong, and overwhelming. For the first time since I've done this experiment, the students "won." Teenagers will save us./9
So, just like Emma Gonzalez, my students did not back down nor fall in line. They fought for their rights. They won. Adults can learn a lot from the teens of this generation. /10
Do not squander their fight; they really are our future. Do not call them entitled; that entitlement is their drive and their passion. Do not get in their way: they will crush you. Foster their rebellion. They are our best allies.