Collinsville Illinois Bans Baggy Pants, Mayor 'Very Disappointed' (VIDEO)

[The Northerner]

Despite the fact that laws banning baggy pants have been ruled unconstitutional by judges across the country, Collinsville, Illinois is the latest town to ban sagging trousers--and their mayor is not happy about it.

City council members in Collinsville, which is located about 20 miles east of St. Louis, Mo., told Fox 2 St. Louis that they proposed the ordinance because residents said they were tired of "looking at people's underwear." Though Mayor John Miller and several other council members opposed the ban, it ultimately passed.

STLToday.com explained what the new law will mean for "offenders" in Collinsville:

The new law requires pants to be "secured at the waist to prevent the pants from falling more than 3 inches below the hips ... causing exposure to the person or the person's undergarments," according to a copy of the ordinance. It would only apply to pants worn on public property. Violators will be fined $100 and be required to perform community service for the first offense and $300 and community service for subsequent offenses.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/12/collinsville-illinois-ban_n_895750.html

[pennylane100]

1. Well I hate looking at them,

I am always telling my grandson to pull up his pants and he always ignores me. I am not sure how legal it is to ban them but if a place can tell you to wear a tie and jacket to enter their place of business, I guess they can ask you to cover your uderwear.