Flint Cops Crack Down on Sagging Pants

My mom drives a school bus and often vents to me about the way the teenage boys on her route wear their pants...sagging below their butt, barely held up by a belt around their thighs, crotch hanging down by their knees. Though I'm more inclined than my mother to just shake (and sometimes turn away) my head and accept this as the way things are, I agree that it looks ridiculous, not to mention uncomfortable and cumbersome.

Well, turns out the police force of Flint, MI is out to do something about saggy pants and exposed boxers. If you want the full report, read this article from the Detriot Free Press. In short, saggy pants have been declared disorderly conduct or indecent exposure, both misdemeanors punishable by 93 days to a year in jail and/or fines up to $500.

Here's how it breaks down:

• Saggy pants, not completely below the buttocks, with underwear showing = a warning
• Saggy pants, completely below the buttocks, with underwear showing = disorderly conduct
• Saggy pants with underwear and skin of the buttocks showing (i.e. butt crack) = indecent exposure

And in case you're a visual learner, here's a helpful chart: