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“Those ain’t Rolex diamonds, what the fawk you done to that?!?!”Camel

Pretty soon, it could be more than just the fashion police who have a problem with your shoddy knockoff bag, like this bogus Louis Vuitton.

Buyers could face a year in jail or a $,1000 fine under a proposed bill by a city councilwoman fed up with cheapskate tourists and Big Apple residents flooding her district in search of fake designer merchandise.

“We don’t want to be known as the place to come to get counterfeit goods,” said Councilwoman Margaret Chin, whose Chinatown district is ground zero for counterfeiters.

Under Chin’s bill, which is being introduced Thursday, shoppers caught buying any counterfeit product could be jailed or slapped with a fine of $1,000 — a little less than the price of Marc Jacobs’ frequently copied Baroque Quilting Mini Stam bag, which retails for $1,250.

“It’s a very big problem,” Chin said of the counterfeit market. “People are still coming, and the industry is growing, and we have to stop the demand. We need people to know that they are feeding this demand.”

Several of Chin’s colleagues have expressed support for the bill, and she already has five co-sponsors.

Obviously, SOME people don’t give two sh*ts about rockin’ that fugazi:

Christine Gambino, 21, of Staten Island — who was in Chinatown yesterday sporting a fake Louis Vuitton handbag that cost her $40 — vowed to continue to hit the neighborhood for counterfeit goodies.

“I’ll take a risk and sacrifice to look good and pay less,” she said.

Erma Charles of Brooklyn said she knows it’s wrong, but she can’t resist.

“Everyone steals,” the teacher said as she walked in Chinatown.

The law specifically states that buyers should know their goods are counterfeit because of the low price and location where they are buying them.

But don’t worry if you’re strolling down the street swinging your fake Vuitton and the police pass by. You have to be caught actually buying the goods to be charged, according to the proposal.

We get it that everyone can’t afford a $1200 bag or a $700 hat, but it that’s the case then you should just buy what your budget allows.

Besides, it looks kinda crazy when you have a $2000 “Louis Vuitton” and you’re driving a ’91 Honda Civic, we’re just sayin…

Do you think this is a fair law to pass???

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