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In Oklahoma, Wearing Your Hoodie In Public Could Soon Bring A $500 Fine
The Inquisitr ^ | January 3, 2015

Posted on 01/03/2015 12:36:16 PM PST by EveningStar

An Oklahoma lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make wearing a hoodie — the popular cold-weather garment that protects your face and head from the elements — a crime punishable by a fine of up to $500, KFOR (Oklahoma City) is reporting.

Ostensibly, the proposed hoodie ban is meant to make Oklahoma safer from people who would conceal their identity, but civil liberties groups argue the ban is little more than another means of racial profiling.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: donbarrington; dopey; hoodie; hoodies; oklahoma
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To: kjam22

Can you imagine someone traveling in a hoodie, and has to get gas there, and has no idea there is a $500. fine....

I think this may be one of the stupidest bills ever proposed....that a piece of clothing being banned would prevent crime.

CJ is my field and seriously, the idea is so bizarre, it’s scary that legislators would even consider it.


61 posted on 01/03/2015 1:28:45 PM PST by Kackikat ('If it talks like a traitor, acts like a traitor, then by God it's a traitor.')
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To: VRWC For Truth

Is that coach in the middle of committing a crime?


62 posted on 01/03/2015 1:29:31 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: EveningStar

What about burqas — are they banned, too?


63 posted on 01/03/2015 1:30:49 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: DesertRhino
I live in North Carolina and I like it. Now prepare to watch them kick the crap out of the St Louis Phoenix Cardinals.
64 posted on 01/03/2015 1:31:24 PM PST by eyedigress
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To: millerph
You know... I still think it's a stupid law. Okay... you rob a bank and the DA gets to add another count because you had a hoodie on? Really... Or you steal a car and it's worse because you have a hoodie on? Whatever... This bill will not pass.

You can call the police right now if you feel threatened by someone. Hoodie or no hoodie. They're gonna show up in about 10 minutes. We've got some pretty solid carry and conceal laws. That's a way better option.

65 posted on 01/03/2015 1:31:36 PM PST by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: Kackikat

I guarantee you .... it will not become law in Oklahoma.


66 posted on 01/03/2015 1:32:24 PM PST by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: EveningStar

This is a resoundingly stupid idea.


67 posted on 01/03/2015 1:34:33 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: DesertRhino

A bandit wearing a mask is a far cry from someone wearing a jacket with a hood. Gee Whiz, where is the common sense?


68 posted on 01/03/2015 1:34:41 PM PST by Kackikat ('If it talks like a traitor, acts like a traitor, then by God it's a traitor.')
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To: eyedigress

The point, is that there’s nothing wrong with North Carolina’s law which is even more strict. In Oklahoma, you have to be doing it with the intent to commit a crime or to use it as a disguise.
NC just bans it straight out if it does conceal you.

Glass houses,,,


69 posted on 01/03/2015 1:35:07 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: offwhite

No shirt, no shoes, no service.

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I saw a sign like this on a small country store but it had an addition:

Ladies, no charge.....


70 posted on 01/03/2015 1:35:30 PM PST by deport
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To: EveningStar

Those opposing this as racist are racists. I am white as wonder and wear a hoodie many days in the cold.

That said, those proposing this bill are limousine liberals that never have to go out in the cold.


71 posted on 01/03/2015 1:36:55 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Kackikat

“Can you imagine someone traveling in a hoodie, and has to get gas there, and has no idea there is a $500. fine....”

Only a charge if they rob the station or start a fight.


72 posted on 01/03/2015 1:37:10 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: Baynative

I don’t agree it’s racial, but I think is a baaad idea.
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I agree with you. I’m 72, white and have a hoodie that I wear when running errands during cold windy days or when it’s drizzling rain. Many other non-black folks here in North Central TX do the same.

Simple solution is just to require that people take the hood off of their heads when inside any store/business.


73 posted on 01/03/2015 1:38:14 PM PST by octex
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To: Kackikat

Pwned


74 posted on 01/03/2015 1:38:50 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: DesertRhino

http://ncrenegade.com/editorial/nc-general-statutes-%C2%A7-14-12-7/

You don’t live here I bet, since 99% of young people in NC wear a hooded jacket from time to time. If you look at the picture in this link, you will understand what our lawmakers are talking about. Again, common sense is missing in the interpretation.


75 posted on 01/03/2015 1:39:50 PM PST by Kackikat ('If it talks like a traitor, acts like a traitor, then by God it's a traitor.')
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To: Kackikat

NORTH CAROLINA
§14-12.7.
§14-12.8.


76 posted on 01/03/2015 1:40:00 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: DesertRhino

So you rob a convenience store... your punishment is 3 to 5 in prison and $500 for wearing a hoodie while you do it? This proposal will not become law in oklahoma.


77 posted on 01/03/2015 1:40:07 PM PST by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: EveningStar
Test of the bill below: IT DOES NOT IN ANY WAY PROHIBIT THE WEARING OF A HOODIE. However, it is a ridiculous bill that is so full of holes as to be useless even in its intent.

Section 1301. It shall be unlawful for any person in this state to : A. To wear a mask, hood or covering, which conceals the identity of the wearer during the commission of a crime or for the purpose of coercion, intimidation or harassment; or B. To intentionally conceal his or her identity in a public place by means of a robe, mask, or other disguise. provided Provided, the provisions of Section 1301 et seq. of this title shall not apply to the pranks of children on Halloween, to those going to, or from, or participating in masquerade parties, to those participating in any public parade or exhibition of an educational, religious or historical character, to those wearing coverings required by their religious beliefs, for safety or medical purposes, or incidental to protection from the weather, to those participating in any meeting of any organization within any building or enclosure wholly within and under the control of said organization, and to those participating in the parades or exhibitions of minstrel troupes, circuses, sporting groups, mascots or other amusements or dramatic shows. Any person, or persons, violating the provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

78 posted on 01/03/2015 1:40:58 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: CodeToad

Test = Text.


79 posted on 01/03/2015 1:41:14 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Kackikat

The law is on your books. If they ignore it, that’s fine I guess. But its nothing out of the ordinary. And its more strict that Oklahoma’s. Now get up off the fainting couch.


80 posted on 01/03/2015 1:41:35 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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