(Babble) — The city of Opa-locka boasts a thoroughfare named Sesame Street, but there’s nothing G-rated about a new law on the books in the south Florida city. City leaders voted unanimously last week to make it legal to fine people up to $250 or sentence them to 10 hours of community service if they don’t pull up their pants, with one official saying low-slung pants are a distraction in schools and intimidates the public. “It’s time for us now to try to teach our people how to dress,” said Commissioner Timothy Holmes. However, the American Civil Liberties Union isn’t pleased with the ban, saying the law disproportionately penalizes “African-American youth [and] increase[s] contact between youth and law enforcement.”
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