Officials in a south Florida city have voted to repeal a law banning low waistbands in public spaces as a step toward providing fairer policies to its citizens
On Wednesday, Opa-locka city commission members repealed saggy pants ordinances from 2007 and 2013 in a 4-1 vote, officials said in a statement Thursday.The original 2007 city ordinance said that men could receive civil citations for wearing saggy pants with exposed underwear in city buildings and parks. In 2013, the law was expanded to include women and public spaces, Vice Mayor Chris Davis told CNN.
In the city commission's virtual meeting on Wednesday, Davis said the law was originally created with the intent to encourage young individuals -- specifically young Black males and males in general -- to dress to certain standards in the community.The 2013 ordinance also came with a fine of up to $500.The lack of enforcement data and the city moving in a new direction of policing led him to sponsor a repeal, the vice mayor said in the video on Tuesday.
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