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Fashion crimes for real: Sudanese women arrested for wearing tight pants

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Oh, other parts of the world. How do you make up your laws?

Last Sunday, more than 35 women in south Sudan were arrested for wearing tight pants and, therefore, "disturbing the peace."

According to Yahoo news, police said they suspected the women of belonging to youth gangs known for drinking, fighting and public nudity in the region's capital city Juba. Over the course of the night, the female suspects were gathered up and herded into two cramped trucks. One bystander said they were "piled up like animals" and "just picked up and thrown into the truck."

South Sudan President Salva Kiir was none too thrilled with the incident (most likely, especially after seeing the bad press his country received from news outlets all over the world) and ordered all of the women released immediately along with a serious investigation into the police crackdown.

Really? Disturbing the peace because your pants are too tight? What's next? Disorderly conduct for too-high heels? Cleavage as a misdemeanor? Ugh.
Source: Yahoo! News, MSNBC
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  • Natali's Avatar
    Posted by Natali Thu Oct 9, 2008 8:45am PDT

    I'm happy I live in America and proud to be an American!

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  • Kathy's Avatar
    Posted by Kathy Thu Oct 9, 2008 9:18am PDT

    mmm.....is that any different than sagging?

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  • PRETTY GIRL's Avatar
    Posted by PRETTY GIRL Thu Oct 9, 2008 9:40am PDT

    lol..thats crazy

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  • bellarising's Avatar
    Posted by bellarising Thu Oct 9, 2008 10:06am PDT

    I'm more interested to hear if the real issue is whether or not they were in gangs. Juba is wrought with so many problems right now. It's not like gang violence in America where stupid kids hide behind guns. Gang violence in other parts of the world means kids so hungry and beaten down by life that they literally take your hand off in one fell swoop with a machete whether it's robbery or a revenge killing.

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  • YanceyJ's Avatar
    Posted by YanceyJ Thu Oct 9, 2008 10:24am PDT

    Thank you Natali, that is one reason we should all be proud to be American

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  • Well...'s Avatar
    Posted by Well... Thu Oct 9, 2008 10:35am PDT

    Skin tight pants are a crime against fashion. If you have a shape you don't need the squeeze. That's a Muslim nation, don't forget Darfur. That's not the place for immodesty, your safety depends on it.

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  • Alexus's Avatar
    Posted by Alexus Thu Oct 9, 2008 10:41am PDT

    this is crazy.....i know i wear tight pants ...what's the deal....

    what are they doing looking at my tight pants....i wouldnt want to wear parahute pants....

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  • Mindy R's Avatar
    Posted by Mindy R Thu Oct 9, 2008 11:51am PDT

    So much for them "tight fittin' jeans". As posted earlier - I am so glad we live in America!!!

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  • Amy's Avatar
    Posted by Amy Thu Oct 9, 2008 11:53am PDT

    On the scale of atrocities happening in Sudan right now, this rates about a -7 out of 100.

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  • DMLady's Avatar
    Posted by DMLady Thu Oct 9, 2008 12:23pm PDT

    could be worse. they could be forced to wear burkas and beaten for showing and ankle or wrist, like the women in Afghanistan when the Taliban were in control.

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