ROCHELLE RILEY'S BLOG: Here's hoping Flint chief targets thongs next

Here's hoping Flint chief targets thongs next Ban on baggy pants should just be the start By ROCHELLE RILEY • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • July 9, 2008 David Dicks deserves a medal. The Flint police chief is answering prayers. He is doing what parents haven't and common sense dictates: He is arresting boys and men for walking around with their pants half off. Hallelujah! Calling the nasty fad a national nuisance, Dicks issued a memo saying that "This immoral self-expression goes beyond freedom of expression." Indeed, he says it amounts to indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, each a misdemeanor punishable by 93 days to one year in jail and/or fines up to $500. Oh, he'll get hammered. Some teens will say he's going too far. Some parents whose homes are run by their teens will say he's not letting them be themselves. But that... [read full story]