Which one should be banned: Hoodies, Veils, both or neither?

- Hoodies are increasingly cover of choice in violence & crime as they help conceal a portion of the face, scull, neck, to escape possible later identification & charges.

- Hijabs/burka/niqab/veils are warn by many orthodox muslim and orthodox christian (eastern orthodox) women alike, for traditional, conservative modesty in public eye. But they conceal a portion of the face and may pose a id/security issue though they are not associated with any crime pattern

which would you ban in your country - one, the other, both, none and why?

Neither.

Let the people and the private companies determine it for themselves.

Can I vote "OTHER" and add T-Backs to the list?

Seriously, what we wear doesn't matter.

Funny costumes that people get arrested in

Well hoods on hoodies keep you dry when its raining so banning them is just stupid!

In general public ... none should be banned. In schools .. it's up to the school to determine what is appropriate and what isn't. In government buildings etc ... ditto ... it's up to them. If a police dept doesn't want it's officers in a veil but instead be in full uniform .. it's up to them. etc But in general ... no bannings.

If people had none of these, they would wear pantie hose, masks, or other fun items.

People are stupid if they think banning a product is good.

This whole conversation is ridiculous! Why ban something like a hoodie? So no hoodies = lower crime? Dumb...

I female and I wear a hoodie all the time..my ears get really cold and I don't like the knit caps around my hair because it crinkles it. The hoodie doesn't crinkle my hair and it keeps the wind off my ears

Neither.
There are enough laws already.
For the veil, one of the issues is voting. You have to show that your face matches your ID. That can be done by having a woman check the face of the Muslim woman, in private.
In courtrooms, the veiled woman just has to suck it up, and show her face. It's Canadian law, if you're here in the country, our laws trump religious ways.

In northern climates, both genders sometimes cover their faces with scarves, it's too cold not to in some weather.

For hoodies, everyone wears hoodies, women, children, of all races, cultures, etc.
I wear a hoodie. I think they're comfy. I rarely have the hood up though.
They used to be called kangaroo jackets, or bunny hugs....

Hats conceal hair, thus ban hats.
Shirts may conceal identifiable marks and tattoos, thus ban shirts.
Sunglasses conceal eyes, thus ban sunglasses.


All criminals wear clothes, therefore the only logical response is to ban clothing... what have you got to hide?

Has Corzine ( Mf global for those of you who don't get out much) been charged yet?
noe?
I think we ought to ban three piece suits

PS try to take my hoodie
you'll be wanting to ban knuckles and work boots next

This reminds me of when I was a kid and they banned "gangster style" baseball caps. That is, hats worn backwards. Their logic was that we were displaying gang-like behavior and it needed to stop spreading to stop the spread of gang activity.

In truth, hats were worn backwards by baseball players in case it was becoming too distracting for them in the game..

Now the hoodie thing... is unfortunate. As a poker player, it is one of my most valuable tools in disguising my face and neck, preventing the leakage of "tells."

As a camper, it keeps my nice and warm, and dry on rainy days.

As a sick homebody, it keeps my comfy, and makes me feel about %10 better.

No form of clothing should be banned. Although clothing which conceals your identity should not be worn when getting your picture taken for ID's or when going through some security check requiring the said photo ID (airports and passports for example). People should be allowed to wear whatever they want until there is a specific reason where concealing your identity is not appropriate. I know...What is appropriate?

Nothing should be banned other than fraud and violence. Everything else should be legal. What a silly question to ask. I can't beleive I actually have to address something so ridiculous. Media distraction is very rampant these days.

how are victims/survivors gonna identify 'hoodies' in a suspect lineup?

next it will be gangs of ski masked thugs in the streets is the norm and alot of shot-up cops..

and NO arrests/convinctions.



oh i forgot, America is all about the War on TERRORISM, not petty crime and murders.

I think we need to ban heads.

They can be extremely intimidating and visually scary to people at times. Noses can also be used as a means of carrying and transporting coc aine.

Unclear MSM data should be banned. As far as clothes those dont make the person.. thats judging a book by its cover, YES?

Originally posted by BiggerPicture
how are victims/survivors gonna identify 'hoodies' in a suspect lineup?

Hoodies don't cover faces.

As such, return to my last post and see the problem with banning something innocuous because of a handful of undesirable types.

Originally posted by BiggerPicture

how are victims/survivors gonna identify 'hoodies' in a suspect lineup?

next it will be gangs of ski masked thugs in the streets is the norm and alot of shot-up cops..

and NO arrests/convinctions.

oh i forgot, America is all about the War on TERRORISM, not petty crime and murders.

Some people seem to think its funny that laws are passed that tell us how high our pants must be worn. They will be telling us that we cant grow facial hair before we know it.