Alabama Man Jailed for Saggy Pants

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The difference is when he walked his pants were already sagging. If its so wrong to have your pants sagging they should have told him to leave the courtroom from the get go instead of putting him on the stand and then trying to belittle him by sentencing him for something so stupid. That judge should get slapped with hismallet.

Bobby of MO 11:29AM July 06, 2012

MEL - that's one of the worst thought-out comments I've ever seen posted online. Of course anyone can wear what they want - but not anywhere they want. Some restaurants require a coat and tie - if you don't wear it, you get kicked out. Women are required to wear a top when they go out in public. Stores require shirts and shoes. Kids can't wear bathing suits to school. The court also has a dress code and an expectation, and it involves not showing your rear end to the judge...it's that simple. Would you consider it disrespectful if the guy walked in and dropped his pants? Of course...so why should it be different if he walks in with them already down??

Mark of WV 1:36PM April 14, 2012

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
So, our Creator didn't endow us with the right to dress as we choose?

mel holden of HI 4:10PM April 12, 2012