Asking a motorcyclist to remove his helmet when he comes into a bank is a moot point - banks haven't banned the wearing of hoods or baseball caps. Bluewaters won't even let you in if you're wearing a hooded sweater, yet as an ultimate example of hypocrisy they sell hooded sweaters in their shopping center.
Bluewaters don't need to ban hoodies and baseball caps. They aren't intimidating - the only reason that anyone is scared of teenagers who wear their hoods up is because the news media has been fearmongering to make teenagers lives more difficult than they already are.
Muslim terrorists wear turbans, and now there are many people who are ignorant enough to get intimidated by people who wear turbans - but do you think we should ban those too? Just because a small group of teens use hoods to conceal themselves when they commit crime doesn't instantly mean that it's how all teenagers behave and hoods should be banned. It's ridiculous, irrational and unreasonable.
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