Does a style choice deserve constitutional protection? Or can a city legislatively ban certain kinds of clothing the same way they could regulate the height of a hedge in front of a house?
That’s the question that a county court in Florida must decide in a suit challenging a Florida city’s ban on trousers worn so low that skin or underwear is exposed, the New York Times reports.
The mayor of the town says that he’s just trying to class-up the place a bit, but the plaintiffs have countered that saggy pants are a constitutionally-protected form of expression of identity.
The general counsel for the Riviera Beach police department said after a hearing in the case that the issue was one of prime importance for the city.
Really? Saggy pants? That’s the important issue in Riviera Beach, FL?
Must be nice. Some cities have real problems.
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