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No "pants on the ground" for a Memphis man who is accused of shooting a teen in the butt, because he didn't like how his pants were sagging.
Two Whitehaven, Tenn., youths, ages 16 and 17, were on their way to a woman's house Saturday to buy candy at around 7:30 p.m. According to a police report, as they strolled past the home where Kenneth E. Bond (pictured) stood, Bond angrily yelled profanities and ordered them to pull up their pants, demanding that they "do what he told them to do" because he's the adult.
The boys refused, and an argument ensued, with the boys calling the 45-year-old a "fat ass" who needed to "shut up." The boys then went on their way to the candy store without giving Bond a second thought.
Police investigators state that on their way back from the candy store, the youths passed the home again. Bond emerged with a semi-automatic pistol and began firing. The 17-year-old was struck in the buttocks. Reportedly, the bullet exited through the boy's thigh.
The teen was taken to a local hospital, then sent to another for further treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.
Bond admitted to police that he had shot at the youths and was booked in to a Shelby County jail. He faces two counts of aggravated assault and was released, after posting a $25,000 bond.
Bond is scheduled to appear in court for an October 11th hearing.
What's the moral of this story folks?
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
With the gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Looking like a fool
Walking downtown with your pants on the ground
Get it up
...'Nough said!
Call me a stick in the mud but I have never been able to understand why so many of our youth (blacks, whites, Hispanics) find the fashion statement of wearing pants so low you can see their underwear socially acceptable. It simply is not! I find the saggy pants look to be offensive and downright disrespectful!
Saggy pants originated among inmates in prison systems. I believe it will take the involvement of parents, teachers, church leaders and a community of concerned individuals to impact the lives of children and let them know that the fashion statement of saggy pants, a form of indecent exposure, is disrespectful.
As a matter of fact, I am not alone in my thinking. There is a growing movement to get saggy pants from public view. Since 2007, dozens of cities across the United States have considered or passed indecency laws that ban low-slung pants that sit below the waist. Bans are already in place in six cities in Louisiana, Virginia and Georgia. Bans also have been considered or are in place in Dallas, Baltimore and Atlanta.
The laws carry penalties, ranging from warnings to fines as high as $500 to jail time. Surprisingly, there are also some folks on the flip side who argue that the goverment should not dictate what its citizens should wear because it's a constitutional violation.
The saggy pants issue is certainly one for continued debate. What's your take?
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By: clarke on 10/06/2010 11:01AM
LOL LOL LOL I LOVE IT. OK I'M NOT ADVOCATING GUN VIOLENCE BUT I'M JUST SAYING I KNOW HOW THE HELL HE FELT. HE WAS WRONG IN WHAT HE DID. BUT I KNOW THE DAMN FELLING. THEN AGAIN HE SHOULD HAVE PULLED THEIR PANTS UP. RESPECT YOUR ELDERS. "PANTS ON THE GROUND,PANTS ON THE GROUND, LOOK LIKE A FOOL WIT YO PANTS ON THE GROUND. THEN HE WASN'T REALLY TRYING TO KILL EM, HE SHOOT EM IN THE BUTT. LESSON LEARNED. PULL THEM DAMN PANTS UP.
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By: Erena on 10/12/2010 10:46AM
LMAOO I KNOW!! i mean sometimes i FEEL like all them boys and GROWN MEN THAT DOES THAT should all get shot in the butt or flat butts since i've been noticing many flat butts! but i dont think what he did was right tho..because of course going to jail.. but i think having their pants down is downright gay! no i dont think.. it is!!! and it's not even logic.. it's just plain dumb and not even a goodlooking fashion trend!!! what they are attracting are gay men.. no way they are attracting women..
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By: Mimi on 10/06/2010 1:10PM
CLARKE,
I DON'T CONDONE VIOLENCE, BUT THESE IDIOTS WALKING AROUND LOOKING LIKE TRASH REALLY BETTER WATCH THEIR BACKS.
THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE JUST LIKE THIS MAN WHO CAN'T STAND THE SITE OF THEM WITH THEIR PANTS OFF THEIR AZZES AND I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND ONE OF THOSE SLOW WALKING IGNORANTS IS CROSSING THE STREET TAKING THEIR TIME BECAUSE THEIR PANTS ARE DROOPING YOU CAN BELIEVE MY CAR IS GOING FAST IN FRONT OF THEM. THEY ARE SHOWING ME NO RESPECT SO I AM NOT SHOWING THEM ANY RESPECT. I AM NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR THEM TO TAKE THEIR TIME CROSSING THE STREET WHILE PULLING UP THEIR PANTS AS THEY FALL DOWN. THE HELL WITH THAT. GET YOUR SAGGING AZZ ACROSS THE STREET. IF YOU CAN'T MOVE ANY FASTER, I WILL CONTINUE DRIVING AROUND YOUR SLOW SAGGING AZZ.
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By: The Truth on 10/06/2010 1:33PM
The shot in the ass heard round the world.
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By: Mimi on 10/06/2010 1:41PM
@ TRUTH
LOL...SO TRUE
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By: bestausweh on 10/06/2010 8:31PM
I remember my father used "spy" on us from time to time as we walked to school and we'd have no idea that he had driven by or was following us. Or people who knew my parents would call to voice a concern and we'd hear about it from THEM by the time we got home.
PARENTS PLEASE, try better to keep up with your kids, because in this now depressed economy it is not just the finances that are strained, mental resources emotions are also being strained too. Old men and little old ladies are starting to shoot. I realize this wasn't the right thing to do. But it is hard not to laugh. It seems the reporter could hardly keep himself from laughing too.
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By: Jewel on 10/11/2010 11:53AM
This is an exasperating problem. I think that parents needs to be held responsible to some degree for how their children behave and have no understanding of social decorum.
However, this man could have killed these children who were coming from a candy store. If they are black it's another case of black killing blacks. I bet this man wouldn't have the guts to shoot any of our elected officials who are working fervently against the interest of most Americans. His anger is misplaced and he needs to be in jail.
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By: WENDY on 10/13/2010 4:31PM
It's indecent exposure--a public nuisance--and there should be an ordinance against it! Even when a three-year-old knows that his pants is falling down, the child has enough sense to pull them up! All establishments should use a sign in their windows like the No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service, and include, No Sagging!
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By: clarke on 10/06/2010 11:05AM
I'M BOUT READY TO SNATCH ONE OF THESE CLOWN WIGS OFF A HEAD MY DAMN SELF.
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By: edujustice2005 on 10/11/2010 1:12PM
edujustice2005: @ Clarke & mimi; I agree with both of you! I cannot stand such @$$! IO called the Mayor in Dubin, GA and thanked him for the law he put in place there! If any pants below their waist 3" cops are ordered to ticket them and it's a $200! I was told that it is disrespect and I agreed b/c I don't want your @$$ around my family or me looking like you just came from under a rock!
Well, Black parents are crying that it's racist b/c the Black kids are the one wearing their pants
below their @$$. I said why don't (parents) teach them how to wear their clothes! When I was in school, we tried to see who were the neatest! But now you don't know who they are! Mimi, I will go a step further than you, "they better watch their A$$" you said "they better watch their back". Around Mr. Bond, they better wear their pants right or watch their "@$$"!
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