Why Wear Baggy Pants if You’re Likely to Get Chased?

Ever watch a movie chase scene and the person being chased is always turning over garbage cans or throwing cardboard boxes in the way in an attempt to stop the pursuer?

Yeah, how much sense does that make? That’s akin to that whole running in front of the car that’s chasing you. Why not, oh, I don’t know, MOVE LATERALLY!?!?!?

If you really think a guy with a gun who has been chasing you at full speed is not going to be able to navigate through a few 1 foot high cardboard boxes, you may want to rethink the whole reason you’re being chased in the first place…

A Wilson Borough man allegedly jumped from a roof Tuesday during an escape attempt from Northampton County sheriff’s deputies trying to serve a warrant, court records say.

According to records:

Deputies knocked about 11:30 a.m. on the front door of a home in the 1500 block of Ferry Street and identified themselves. They saw Adrian Terrell, 29, climb out a second-story window.

Terrell ran across the roof, jumped to the street and ran into oncoming traffic. The deputies gave chase, dodging clothing Terrell was throwing at them.

Terrell fell on the sidewalk and deputies tried to restrain him, but he was thrashing his legs and arms. One of the deputies shocked Terrell with a Taser. Deputies later searched Terrell’s room and found marijuana. Source

Unless that guy’s normal daily attire is chain mail, I doubt the clothing made much of a difference. However, it would be a good idea to discard your pants that are hanging on the ground.

I never understood that. Guys who wear baggy pants that are not even close to around their waist are the probably the first guys that are going to be chased by either police or some other bad guy. Why put yourself at a disadvantage right off the bat? If I was a drug dealer I’d be wearing a track suit all the time….

Wanna arrest me? BOOOM I’m gone like Usain Bolt.