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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL 07-0329R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Holton, Young
Introduced and read first time: September 17, 2007
Assigned to: Public Safety Subcommittee REFERRED TO THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: Department of Recreation and Parks, Youth Commissioner, Police Commissioner, State's Attorney's Office
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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An Invitation to Engage in Constructive Dialogue - Baltimore City Youth: Why Are Some of Your Pants Hanging So Low?
FOR the purpose of inviting Baltimore City's youth to engage in dialogue with members of the City Council, parents, grandparents, teachers, mentors, members of the faith-based community, juvenile justice professionals, and other interested parties to address the popular practice of wearing certain kinds of clothing, such as baggy, low hanging pants, and other fashions that adults find socially and esthetically objectionable; to explore the historical and social implication of such practices that give rise to and reinforce negative stereotyping and form the basis for society's objections; and to ascertain if legislation similar to that introduced in state and local legislatures across the country is a desirable, meaningful, and effective means of dealing with this and other issues that threaten to divide youth and adults and impede young people from garnering the respect they desire and deserve.
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A popular fad among America's youth is wending its way across the country, followed closely by stat...
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