Bad law follies

Eugene Volokh notes:

Louisiana's House Judiciary Committee has recently approved a bill that would outlaw wearing low-slung pants in public:

It shall be unlawful for any person to appear in public wearing his pants below his waist and thereby exposing his skin or intimate clothing.

After a discussion of the pros and cons, he sticks in the boot:

Still, it seems to me a bit odd that, if this law passes, it would be illegal to wear low-riding pants that show your underwear -- but perfectly legal to take off those pants and just walk around in the underwear.

Posted by David on May 17, 2004 4:30 PM