Gun turned up after hands went up and pants fell down
Court upholds cop's decision to pull up a suspect's baggy jeans.
White Castle, weed and baggy pants. It has all the elements of a comedy, but throw in a concealed handgun, a suspected drug deal and a wardrobe malfunction, and it's a Minnesota Court of Appeals case that even compelled a judge to quote an "American Idol" audition.
St. Paul police officer Kara Breci and her partner spotted a possible drug deal in a car at a White Castle parking lot in November 2008. They ordered the men out of their vehicle and told them to put their hands in the air. That's when suspect Frank Irving Wiggins' baggy pants, already dangerously low at the knees, fell to the pavement.
... "Wiggins argues that affirming the district court would encourage officers to trample the privacy of young people who participate in this baggy-pants fashion trend. The concern is unwarranted.
"We are confident that our opinion will not be misconstrued to suggest that an officer can freely meddle with a person's clothes to the refrain, 'Pants on the ground, pants on the ground'..."
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2 comments:
This is more proof that criminals no longer have the fashion sense that Capone once had. FAIL
We invest in our drug dealers a great deal of money, only to lose them over a stupid clothing fiasco, that is just plain irresponsible. I expect my drug dealers to be much smarter than that. Oh, well.
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