Refusal to Pull Up Sagging Pants Leads to Arrest of Black Man, Mario Bernard Johnson, at Memphis Wal-Mart Due to Customer Complaints

Refusal to pull up sagging pants leads to arrest of black man, Mario Bernard Johnson, after customers complain about seeing his red underwear and argument ensued.

Mario Bernard Johnson of Memphis, TN, was arrested this morning after complaints from other shoppers at a Wal-Mart Supercenter that he wore his pants too low and his red underwear was showing. Yuk. That's a sight for sore eyes and not the first thing people want to see early in the morning. 

Instead of pulling his pants up like any decent human being would do, even though most men I know wouldn't be caught dead wearing their pants in such a manner, Johnson became verbally abusive and even engaging in finger-pointing, according to the Commercial Appeal.

When the officer saw the man again as customers stood in line, his pants were low and tensions rose with profanity, loud talk and finger pointing. Police arrested the man about 5:30 a.m., according to court documents.

They charged Mario Bernard Johnson, who had a Memphis address among others listed in court records, with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Johnson was held in Shelby County Jail on $500 bond. Source: Commercial Appeal

The last thing I want to look at first thing in the morning in any store, is the underwear of another person. I don't get it why some of our young black men chose to attire themselves in such a manner. Besides the fact that one has to walk bow-legged to keep the pants up, it just seems like it takes an excessive amount of energy to keep the pants up. So, why bother?