[ZX12R]

I don’t own a hoody, but given that it was raining and he had a cell phone earpiece on, I think that it was reasonable for the kid to have the hood on.

It is not the hoody itself, or it's practicality as wearing apparel, but the impression that someone wearing one can convey, unfortunately, because of thugs who commonly wear them for an identity concealing device.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

It is not the hoody itself, or it's practicality as wearing apparel, but the impression that someone wearing one can convey, unfortunately, because of thugs who commonly wear them for an identity concealing device.

But the practicality of the hoodie, in the given circumstances, should have some bearing on the impression that someone wearing a hoodie can convey. Someone wearing a hoodie over their head/face on a warm & sunny day conveys (or should convey) an entirely different impression than someone wearing a hoodie over their head on a cool & rainy evening. The former may look suspicious; the latter (to me, at least) looks like a guy who doesn't want to get rained on.