Viewers Voice: Banning saggy pants in Florida

By Miriam Zamorano

CREATED Dec. 19, 2012

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COCOA, Fla. - The city of Cocoa's mayor is trying to put a stop to a saggy pants ordinance.

Violators could face a fine of 25 dollars or more if they are caught with their pants three inches or more below their waist.

The city's new Mayor, Henry Parrish, is against the move saying it would lead to costly lawsuits because it's a violation of civil rights and it would create profiling. 

"We're going to move the town forward and do great things for the city and we don't need this kind of liability or spend one second defending a lawsuit when I could spend those seconds or minutes or hours defending a better issue", said Parrish.

Viewers in Southwest Florida have different views with many posting on our Facebook page.

Tony wrote, "Of course it should be banned. it's called UNDERwear for a reason."

Ronald posted, "I think it is ridiculous kids walk around like that. Yes, you should impose a fine for it."
 
Katie thinks, "They should ban it.  It's nasty for one thing and another thing is, it makes the younger crowd look bad."
 
But many agree with the Mayor. 
 
Faith wrote, "Although it looks ridiculous, is it illegal? When we allow authorities to tell us how we can dress we give up another little piece of our freedom."
 
Pat agreed. "Banning clothing? one can only wonder what's next. If those kids want to look stupid, it's their choice", she wrote.
 
Shayne posted, "One does not simply take away another person's right, just because they don't like the way something looks.