Hoods and 'yob culture'

Joshua Akim, 19, security guard: It's a load of rubbish saying that people wearing hoodies are more likely to do antisocial things, although they could act as a disguise. The ban is totally prejudiced, it's like saying you're a criminal because of the clothes you put on that morning. I just like my clothes to match, which is why I'm wearing this black hoodie today, to go with my black jeans, black hat and black shoes.
In the hood
The Guardian
Friday May 13, 2005


The government's chief adviser on youth crime has called on politicians and the media to stop calling children 'yobs' and warned that Britain risks demonising a generation of young people. (...) The word 'yob' is now traded fairly freely even in the formal confines of the House of Commons. Michael Howard referred during the debate following the state opening of parliament last week to the need to tackle 'yob culture' and school discipline, while last year Tony Blair referred from the dispatch box in the Commons to dispersal orders which allowed action to be taken 'against gangs of yobs'.
Crime czar: stop calling children 'yobs'
Britain risks demonising a whole generation, says government adviser
Martin Bright, home affairs editor
Sunday May 22, 2005
The Observer


I guess the question we should ask ourselves is: What does it mean when mass murderers and war criminals talk about “yob culture”, “gangs of yobs” and hoods?