Hoodie ban is 'justified'

When a state attempts to enforce a dress code something has gone terribly wrong. Clearly the individual in question is a troubled youth in need of help and supervision. In my opinion, however, once the concern turns to the superficiality of wardrobe the battle has already been lost. The kid needs guidance and cleaer consequences for misbehavior; he does not need a wardrobe consultant.

Hey, check out my film hoodie war fair, i made a film about the hoodie argument about two years ago. Its my graduate film, and its about how we as young people feel about this whole hoodie debate.

UK Rapper sway is in it.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dryDLQecz48

I think the Governments should have no control over what we want to wear, its going to turn into a V for Vendetta type of thing if the government is aloud to control everything

this is retarded.
if you wear a hoodie here, an old person will look at you like
WTF.

But its cold and rainy in the UK. What can you wear?

Oh yea great way to further alienate the young population. I can't believe how youth can be so looked down upon in the UK, for just being adolescents. They would probably just make being betweeen the ages of 12 - 17 illegal is feasibly possible. Poor kids just think everyone dispises them and they're bad for being whoever they are.

Anyway, this ban on wearing a hoodie it stupid for many short and long term reasons. Most humans will go through a phase of development where a hoodie is needed to mature into adulthood. . .

What curmudgeon sat around and thought of this? "damn kids with their rap music, walking around places, wearing their sweatshirt hoods"

It's wrong, but the fact that they think banning hoodies is actually going to improve anything is much worse.

Wow. This is out of control. People need to stand up against things like this. We need to stop banning things. No one has a right to tell anyone what to wear. It just sounds stupid. Like who ever thought of this was ruled by fear. Very sad stuff indeed.

As our government takes more and more control over our lives (as the liberals are always working to do) these types of laws will come to the US.

Weird. This is some type hyper-security measure which is created to protect the public from "crime" and "terrorism" by taking away their freedoms. Ha. Nothing is sacred anymore.
Leave the hoodies aloneor the U.K might be subject to increase in health problems like hypothermia.

(Let no one try to start that here in the U.S.)

now thats just pure insanity..

they completely forgot the main purpose of hoodies.. what if i get cold?

Whatever the limited single opinions on this subject on the web. The decent living, and none responsive masses will agree with the judge. Unless the petty criminals get out of hand, and overrun the legal system, then society will rebel.

I believe, give them enough rope etc. fits here.

notice though that the court has emphasised "antisocial youths" - this means that only people who're known for using hoodies in a threatening manner (i.e. using them to conceal their ID) have been banned from wearing them. Maybe the rest of us law abiding hoodie-wearers will be given a break and not scare old ladies for once.

Better look out my balaclavas and ski masks

have you seen "green street hooligans"???

I have, we need to get these kids under control!!

(that was all sarcasm)

outlaw crocs !

This is so sad and pathetic.

That said, I wouldn't mind if they outlawed ties.

I'm a hypocrite.

Start wearing bandannas

LAME

its just another rule and another law for safety over freedom. what a great country we've become. sarcasm.sigh.

...Really?...No,Seriously?...This is just stupid. Anti-social youths? Let the fuckers mope, i don't want to see a sad baby face anyway.

I love hoodies...this is an outrage! 'These outrages will never be forgotten'.

Seriously though, hoodies are awesome, not sure what is up with the UK on this.

well, its not about banning hoodies is it? It's about preventing little wankers from running around in the after they've proven themselves well, little wankers. We need some stricter measures, and if it comes to banning certain types of clothing to sort out the kids, then so be it.

If this guy has truly been in and out of the system as many times as they say, his wardrobe choices ought to be last on the list of considerations. Focus instead on the bad attitude he's putting out, get him an education and instil some sort of values in him - taking away his precious hoodie isn't gonna straighten him up, and its not gonna save the world from his antics either.

You can have my hoodie when you strip it off my cold dead body.

What a world we're living in when you can go around wearing a big plastic codpiece, but not a hoodie.

Are we safe yet?

I also dont get how someone who hangs out in a gang called the "Cherry Boyz" could be anti-social.... Its all f'ed up.... The kid is NO innocent youth. Should they impose a ban on hoodies all together... Well now its a different tune.

What will anti-social teens do now if it rains?

I'm wearing a hoodie now! Am I a criminal for being cold?

At first I couldn't agree with you all more... After reading the article I think this vagrant should be off the street for a little while. We arent talking about a misguided youths first offense... This criminal has a record of violence.... It would be the same as a hacker hiding behind a screen stealing your identity only here he will mug you for it.

"...Lord Justice Latham said the district judge had found that Mr Barnes was wearing a hoodie with the intention of causing fear and reducing the risk of being recognised."

In this case he was not wearing the hoodies to keep warm. Just hope he gets caught stealing his first scarf.

NOOOOOOO, THIS IS FUCKING WRONG!

We will lose our liberties not by force but through an unnatural willingness, under the guise of domestic security, to give them away.

wow... there is a line there that apparently got crossed a long time agol... big brother is watching; it's getting worse...

black hooded capes must be outlawed too. way too many witches walking the streets

Hope that doesn't come to America. I like my hoodies when it's cold!

They tripping what if people are cold and they need to use their hoodies not everyone likes hats like that.
Although that sentence sounds ridiculous its true. Damn it.

This is completely insane....

the UK is simply out of control.

wow, the government can now tell me what to wear. If I wanna walk around in a Guy Fawkes mask I should be able to. People, watch out what you let your governments control.

If wearing hoodies is outlawed than only outlaws will wear hoodies.