Showing posts with label Hoodies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hoodies. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Fucking Pluto

This is how far we have gone off the deep end--republicans in Oklahoma will put forth a bill shortly to ban the wearing of hoodies while committing a crime, or to intentionally conceal one's identity.  Ten other states have similar laws on the books.

Leaving aside the fact that when one commits a crime I'm pretty sure that no one is going to say, "You know what?  I don't want to risk another year in jail when I rob this convenience store so I'm gonna skip wearing the fucking hoodie," does anybody beside me feel just a wee bit uncomfortable with letting the police decide if I'm trying to conceal my identity or if my ears are just cold?

I realize such laws are really aimed at racially profiling young African-American men, but on a dark night walking down the street with your hood up and your hands in the pockets of your sweatshirt, there's not a single American that wouldn't have a big target on his back in the face of such laws.

Peace,
emaycee