Get offa my lawn!

[madbaker]

I've obviously hit geezerdom - I chuckled my way through a Wall Street Journal article today. Excerpts follow.

Perpetrator Problem: It's Hard to Run Away In Falling Trousers.

It's a problem for perpetrators. Young men and teens wearing low-slung, baggy pants fairly regularly get tripped up in their getaways, a development that has given amused police officers and law-abiding citizens a welcome edge in the fight against crime.

Low-hanging baggy pants have been a fashion statement for young men for more than a decade, inspired by the advent of beltless prison jeans. Over time, the tough-guy image associated with oversized trousers helped make the look standard... as it migrated from mostly black city streets to affluent white suburbs.

Just about every other week, Jim Matheny, a 41-year-old police lieutenant, says he gets into foot chases with youths. He says it's getting easier to capture them because they can't run fast or far in those loose jeans. "It's like: 'Hey dude, buy a belt and save yourself some trouble.' "

What I'm reading: Mary Hollingsworth, The Cardinal's Hat

Comments

[ornerie.livejournal.com]

bwah hah hah!!!!!

I'm totally stealing this to share :)

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

I saw a guy the other day over in Pleasant Hill (went to lunch over at the Gyro place I sometimes go to) with his pants down at his hips, about midway, with them belted in place. It was the damndest thing. And his girlfriend (or perhaps even wife -- there was a child, but that doesn't mean anything these days) didn't seem to care (and they were definitely together). Very odd.

[wingedcorset.livejournal.com]

Heh. You've heard the Denis Leary bit about "pull up your pants!", yes?

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Yup. I like his "I'm an asshole" song...

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

That is particularly funny ... I think he was really surprised at how well it did.