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[David M. Budge]

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Dave Budge


  Underwear Police? Virginians May Be Fined For Low-Cut Pants


    People Would Face $50 Fine

POSTED: 7:14 am EST February 8, 2005
RICHMOND, Va. -- A Norfolk, Va., legislator says the droopy-drawers bill 
may be his legacy.
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Should a state have the right to fine people whose underwear show above 
their pants?
Yes, it's indecent.
No, that would be a violation of Americans' freedoms.
No, it would be too difficult to enforce. Who decides what's indecent?
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The Virginia House of Delegates has tentatively approved a bill to crack 
down on people who wear low-riding pants.
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Freshman Norfolk Delegate Algie Howell Jr. introduced the bill at the 
urging of constituents who are offended by the exposed underwear.

Howell said, "That's why they're called undergarments. They're supposed 
to be worn under something else." Delegates approved a measure that 
would allow police to assess a $50 fine on anyone who exposes their 
below-waist underpants in a "lewd or indecent manner." Howell said that 
since he introduced it last month, he's been deluged with calls and 
e-mails about the issue, mostly positive. Howell told The 
Virginian-Pilot that he kept hearing from customers in his barber shop 
that something needed to be done about young people who wear their pants 
around their knees, exposing their underwear. When a House subcommittee 
took up the matter, the response was sympathetic yet skeptical because 
of legal issues. It's going to the House floor for a vote.
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