A War
Against
Yoga Pants
The Republican from Missoula said
tight-fitting beige clothing could be considered indecent exposure under his proposal. Moore said he wouldn’t have a
problem with people being arrested for
wearing provocative clothing.
"Yoga pants should be illegal in public
anyway," Moore said.
Moore's proposal is in response to a
naked bike ride that occurred in Missoula, Montana, in August. According to
NBC Montana, more than 200 people
participated in the ride.
Currently, a person convicted of indecent exposure three times could be sentenced to life in jail and up to $10,000. In
an effort to promote enforcement of the
law, Moore said, the bill lessens that sentencing to not more than five years in jail
and $5,000.
Fashion
A Montana lawmaker is seeking to strengthen
the state’s indecent exposure law, stopping just
short of his wish to outlaw yoga pants.
The Republican introduced a bill that would
extend the already-existing indecent exposure
law to include any article of clothing that reveals the nipples -- men's or women's -- or
"gives the appearance or simulates" one's
buttocks, genitals or pelvic area.
A first offense for violating Montana's indecent exposure law carries a fine of no
more than $500 and six months in jail. A
second offense carries up to $1,000 or
one year in jail. Those punishments are
unchanged in Moore's bill.
“I want Montana to be known as a
decent state where people can live
within the security of laws and protect
their children and associates from degrading and indecent practices,” Walt
Hill, a retired professor in Missoula said in
support of the measure. “I believe this bill
is written preserving that reputation.”
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/11/david-moore-yoga-pants-montana_n_6661216.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013
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