Senator says saggy pants should be outlawed in SC

AP

- A prominent black state senator says saggy pants are a civil rights setback.

Sen. Robert Ford told The (Charleston) Post and Courier for Saturday’s papers the style should be outlawed in South Carolina.

The Charleston Democrat says youth who show their underwear as they walk are emulating prisoners who can’t wear belts, and that’s destructive behavior.

Other black leaders criticized the Charleston Democrat as making unfair and inaccurate comments, since the style isn’t limited to young blacks.

Ford’s statements come after three Charleston City Council members announced they would consider a citywide ban on saggy pants.