A beach town in Jersey has now made saggy pants punishable by a hefty fine. The Jersey Shore resort of Wildwood has passed a law that bans overly saggy pants on the boardwalk. The new law was made because of complaints from residents in the area and visitors who didn't like the sight of saggy pants in public.
Wildwood is well known for its wide beaches and as a summer resort for New York residents.
The Associated Press reported that if caught with saggy pants individuals could get a fine as high as $200 and 40 hours of community service. Some say that the law is unconstitutional and believe that it will be overturned in court. For now, the law could take effect as early as the beginning of July.
"This is just adding a little bit of decency to our town," Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr. said to the AP "It's amazing - and this is a pun - how far decency has fallen through the cracks."
Some residents are in agreement with the ban. "It's long overdue," said Mary Erceg to the AP. "People who choose to dress like that offend any person. There has to be some common standard of decency. It offends all of us."
In Wildwood, bathing suits are already not allowed on Wildwood boardwalk unless there is clothing covering it.
"The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has declined to take a position on the law, but other ACLU chapters around the country have said such laws are unconstitutional," reported the AP.
"The city is not going to be out hunting these kids down," the mayor added to the AP. "We're not going to be out there with a tape measure. But we know what's right and not right. If we don't make an attempt to clean our town up, who's going to?"
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