Fort Wort fights to stop sagging pants

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The Fort Worth, Texas, City Council was to vote Tuesday on a resolution supporting a campaign against sagging pants.

The "Pull 'Em Up" campaign was begun by Dallas Councilman Dwaine Caraway and the activist group Hip Hop Government to get youths to pull up their own pants, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reported Monday.

An ordinance outlawing saggy pants was originally considered but was dropped in favor of billboards promoting anti-sagging messages.

City Councilman Frank Moss said he's concerned that too many young people are being labeled because of how they dress.

"There's stereotyping that all the kids who walk around with their pants hanging down are kids that are unruly, bad kids, and they're involved in crime and other kinds of things," he said. "Many of these kids are extremely good kids; they just think they're making a fashion statement."