Baggy Britches

We’ve all seen it – the low slung trousers revealing underwear, a style that has become fashionable for young people to wear. Until now, it has simply been a matter to shake our heads over, but there are politicians and law enforcement officials who are ready to take a stand. Kathy McManus of the Responsibility Project reported that “as a nation that pulls itself up by its bootstraps, we are also a nation that needs to pull up its pants.”

McManus reports that “the style of wearing over-sized pants that sag to reveal large expanses of underwear started in prisons, where big pants were issued wi...