Sagging pants outlawed in Jasper

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — It will cost you if you get caught with your pants down in one South Carolina county.

The Jasper County council passed an ordinance Monday prohibiting sagging pants in public. It prohibits anyone from wearing pants more than three inches below the hips exposing skin or underwear. The Beaufort Gazette reports the ordinance carries fines of between $25 and $500.

Council member Gladys Jones voted against it. She says while sagging pants indicate a person has a negative self-image, the government has no business telling parents how their children should dress.