Hoodies and Caps Banned

Andrew · Thu 12 May, 2005 17.24

The Bluewater shopping centre in the South East has banned people from wearing 'Hoodies' and baseball caps as they are often worn with yobs up to no good
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4539405.stm

What's your opinion of this, a good idea to stop chavs causing petty vandalism without being seen by CCTV or does it infringe your human rights

Jamez · Thu 12 May, 2005 17.30

Chavs don't have any rights. Perhaps the right to a fair trial, but nothing else!

Nick Harvey · Thu 12 May, 2005 17.30

It's a <expletive deleted> good idea.

Well done, Bluewater; may the others follow SOON.

Sput · Thu 12 May, 2005 18.05

I own a hoodie. It's warm and comfortable and I look damned fab in it.

No really.

It pisses me off that I'm going to be tarred with the same brush as a bunch of Chavs simply because I have questionable taste! I also doubt many people think about how they're going to dress when they go shopping. How many people like me are going to get turned away (and thusly riled) from these shops before they work that out?

Cretins, but then, so are the Chavs.

Jenny · Thu 12 May, 2005 18.21

According to Newsround, it only applies to groups of five or more. (Very unusual that it should be Newsround who point out important details everyone else has conveniently overlooked, but I suppose there's a first time for everything. And a last.)

jay · Thu 12 May, 2005 19.08

I used to work in a nightclub, and all hoodies, coats, and hats were banned - simply so if they happened to glass or knife somebody they could be identified through CCTV.

Sadly, in today's culture, measures like these are necessary.

Andrew · Thu 12 May, 2005 19.16

Sput wrote:I own a hoodie. It's warm and comfortable and I look damned fab in it.

No really.

It pisses me off that I'm going to be tarred with the same brush as a bunch of Chavs simply because I have questionable taste! I also doubt many people think about how they're going to dress when they go shopping. How many people like me are going to get turned away (and thusly riled) from these shops before they work that out?

Cretins, but then, so are the Chavs.

Well if you don't wear the hood up, in an indoor shopping centre, and don't swagger about with 5 mates all also wearing hoods I'm sure you'll be alright.

Isn't it funny when you see gangs of pre-teen kids all hooded up looking like they own the place. I remember when I was at school wearing the hood of your coat up was seen as uncool.

cdd · Thu 12 May, 2005 19.52

I tend to wear hoodies and but I only really wear it up though when its raining, etc. Much more effective than umbrellas.

James H · Thu 12 May, 2005 20.11

Jamez wrote:Chavs don't have any rights. Perhaps the right to a fair trial, but nothing else!

What do you call a chav in a suit?

"The defendant".

rdobbie · Fri 13 May, 2005 09.21

So, are the sports shops within the Bluewater going to stop selling hooded tops and baseball caps, or is it going to be like aeroplanes where they'll happily sell you fags but won't let you smoke them.

nidave · Fri 13 May, 2005 09.21

I think this is very unfair - not all "Chavs or Scallies, Neds or whatever" are yobs who go arround smashing windows, mugging people.

There is quite a large amount of what has been called Middle class scallies and Gay Scallies. Most of us / them are very nice.

Its like saying (this is NOT my opinion) all black people are murders, muslims are terrorists and gay people are camp as F***.

People need to see past the people that are in the limelight people have some very powerfull pri conceptions of groups of people. And I will admint there are some basis to them however not everyone is the same.

Sorry - rant over - just winds me up.