Droopy Drawers A Cops Friend

A long time friend, fighter pilot, former airline captain and hobbyist police officer in his spare time refers to the outfit as "Arrest Me" clothes. You know what I'm talking about; the hugely over-sized shorts with the crotch down to the ankles, the baggy jeans suspended seemingly by magic and bad intentions at mid-thigh, the questionably hygienic boxer shorts exposed, the ragged black tee or over-sized athletic jersey, the flat-brimmed baseball cap worn sideways. It is a unique look that is ubiquitous among the thuggist class of American metropolitan areas.

So, what does a female cop do when she has a suspicion about three young reprobates in a White Castle parking lot? Why would anyone go to a White Castle parking lot and not have a slider in their mitts? What brings folks there if not the cholesterol and saturated fats? The officer had reason to believe it was the transfer of illicit herbal substances.

Roust the young men out of the car. Prepare to pat them down but experience a realistic reluctance to be patting the underwear of the miscreants. She tugs the trou to raise them to a civilized level and behold a firearm drops from the pocket to the pavement. That could be problematic for the suspects. It once again clearly demonstrates the value of a quality holster!

So, was the officer guilty of an unreasonable invasion of the drug trafficker's privacy?

Minneapolis Court Finds Trouser Elevations Legal

But, the episode demonstrates the gentility of law enforcement in the cultured state of Minnesota. Down here in Texas, the gun wouldn't have fallen. The officers would have picked the young man up by the belt loops of his pants and placed him on the ground spread eagled. It reduces the incidence of falling firearms considerably.