“… underwear showing boys/ teenage girls garbed in low-cut tops. …”

By: Steve Huston

Auburn Hills (greater Detroit area) officials weary of youth in baggy clothes Personal note: The following article appeared in the Detroit Free Press recently. The article states that the Auburn Hills Council Members are tired of seeing young men with their underwear showing and teenage girls dressed in low-cut tops. To express appreciation – see below =========================== Auburn Hills (greater Detroit area) officials weary of youth in baggy clothes [Detroit Free Press] Some Auburn Hills City Council members are tired of seeing young men dressed in baggy pants with their underwear showing or teenage girls garbed in low-cut tops – and they're hoping to do something about it. The council is now looking into whether it can implement a sort of city-wide dress code. Though nothing has been formally brought to the table, some Councilman Henry Knight said a dress code could potentially be enforced under the city's indecency ordinance. He said the way young people are dressing is having negative impact on businesses, particularly those at Great Lakes Crossing mall. But, Knight insists that the council isn't trying to violate anyone's rights. "It's a hard issue to legislate morality, we know that," Knight said. "But, we're saying, as the city policy makers, we at least need to say, `Is there something we can do in a situation we believe is a negative impact upon the businesses in our community?'" City Manager Peter Auger said the city attorney and police department are researching the legality of implementing such an ordinance and how it could be enforced. He said states like Louisiana and Georgia have either talked about, implemented or are in the process of implementing similar ordinances. The issue was brought to the council's attention at a meeting earlier this year by Councilman Otis Newkirk. The topic was discussed again on Monday. Newkirk said some civil rights groups, like the ACLU and NAACP, may see this as racial profiling – but he contends that it's not. "This is not a black/white issue," he said. "It's not just black kids doing it. It's not just white kids doing it. It's not just Hispanic kids doing it. It's all kids doing it. "We've got to take back the community." Auger said the issue may not be on the agenda for the next council meeting, Feb. 18, but will be revisited soon. http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/NEWS03/80207060 ========================== Express appreciation: James D. McDonald, Mayor Phone: 248-370-9440 Fax: 248-370-9348 Email: jmcdonal@auburnhills.org Henry V. Knight, City Council Phone: 248-370-9440 Fax: 248-370-9348 Email: hknight@bignet.net ================================= "… Here is the reason why we have a moral breakdown in every area of life. The titanic freedoms which we once enjoyed have been cut loose from their Christian restraints and are becoming a force of destruction leading to chaos. And when this happens, there really are very few alternatives. All morality becomes relative, law becomes arbitrary, and society moves toward disintegration. In personal and social life, compassion is swallowed up by self-interest. …" Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer ================== If you think our efforts are worthy, would you please support us with a small gift? Thank you for caring enough to get involved. https://americandecency.org/folder.php?f=donate

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