Saggy pants may be banned in Midlothian (not that Midlothian)

Dwaine Caraway's campaign is catching on, albeit far from his home. Caraway tried to convince his fellow Dallas City Council members to enact an ordinance banning the wearing of pants that barely rise above mid-thigh. The rest of the council just chuckled and said "That's cute, Dwaine, now go back and play" and nothing really came of it, except that Caraway got national exposure including an appearance on, as I recall, Oprah Winfrey's television program.

Now, according to this story in the Chicago Sun-Times, a town outside of Chicago that has the same name as a town outside of Dallas is considering enacting a nuisance violation punishable by a $50 to $100 fine that would, according to the article, "curb the exposure of body parts rather than merely targeting baggy pants." Of course, a law like that could affect a number of overweight construction workers as well. It'll be interesting to see how that works out.

Incidentally, Midlothian would be the second Illinois community (the first was Lynwood where anyone exposing three inches or more of underwear in public gets hit with a $25 citation), to enact an anti hip-hop clothing ordinance.

See what you've started, Dwaine.