Saggy pants foil rape suspect’s escape attempt

On Monday, police in Memphis arrested Richard D. Graham, 22, after a short chase through an apartment complex.

According to court documents, the suspect had trouble escaping because his pants kept falling down around his knees.

Police stopped Graham on an unrelated matter and discovered that Graham had an outstanding arrest warrant for a rape of a 14-year-old girl last October. Graham ran but fell “multiple times while running due to his pants being around his knees,” the arrest report reads.

Graham has been charged with rape, evading arrest, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He is currently being held in the Shelby County Jail without bond.

In 2004, Virginia state Del. Algie Howell Jr. (D-Norfolk) gained world-wide attention when he introduced what was  soon to be known as the “droopy drawers bill.”

Del. Howell proposed fining people $50 for wearing pants that sagged down, exposing their rear ends.

The American Civil Liberties Union claimed the measure to be unconstitutional and though Howell himself is black, he was accused of racism for deriding the urban fashion statement.

The bill failed, but since then, many localities across the nation have adopted similar laws.

Among those cities which have anti-“sagging” ordinances are Riviera Beach, FL and Lynwood, IL and in Flint, MI, wearing baggy pants too far below your waist can get you a fine of $500 and up to a year in jail.

 

 

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