Baggy trousers are a fashion choice and not a police concern, a florida city council has decided, overturning a two-month-old ban that threatened jail time for styles exposing underwear or buttocks.
Responding to criticism of a law seen as targeting young black males, the ocala city council voted 4-1 on tuesday to rescind the ban it had approved in july.
No one was fined or jailed for wearing saggy pants in ocala, which had joined several u.s. cities prohibiting or campaigning against what many defend as a fashion statement. The saggy pants style has been embraced by popular music culture and spread among young people.
The ocala ordinance banned saggy pants on city property, including streets, sidewalks, parks, public pools and municipal discrimination and violating free speech.