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In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, I thought beach towns were doing everything they could to try and bring people to their boardwalks, not drive them away with silly bans and personal gripes.
Apparently, that isn’t the case in “no-longer-Wild-wood,” where the mayor and town council have proposed an ordinance that would essentially force beachgoers to pull up their pants while they traipse around the boardwalk.
“If you want to be a Justin Bieber, go do it somewhere else,” Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. told the Press of Atlantic City, referring to the pop singer millions of people adore. “I’m sick of hearing people complain about the disrespectful individuals who walk around with their butts hanging out.”
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