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Some of this is just hysterical.

Britain forward, not back remember...

Originally Posted by BBC

Prescott backing hooded tops ban

Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has backed the shopping centre which has outlawed hooded tops and baseball caps.
The move at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent is part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

Mr Prescott said hoods were part of an "intimidating" uniform and said he had nearly fallen foul of "happy slapping", where attacks on passers-by are filmed.

His comments are significant as his department will be in charge of a drive for more "respect" in communities.

Intimidation

Managers at Bluewater have drawn up a code of conduct for the centre and people contravening it will be asked to leave the complex.

Guidelines say intimidating behaviour by groups or individuals, anti-social behaviour including swearing, and wearing clothing which deliberately obscures the face such as hooded tops and baseball caps, will not be allowed.

Mr Prescott said his personal experience made him agree with the move.

"I went to a motorway cafe about a year ago and some kid said something to me," he said.

"I said 'what did you say?' and he came back with 10 people with hoods, you know, these fellas with hoods on.

"He came at me in a very intimidating manner but, of course, I now have security control. They appeared and they vanished.

"But what struck me about it is not only did they come with these kind of uniform, as it is, but they came with a kind of movie camera to take a film of any such incident.

"I found that very alarming. I think the fact you go around with these hats and these covers... I mean, it is a uniform, in a sense.

"It is intimidating and I rather welcome what they have done there at Bluewater."

Mr Blair announced in his reshuffle last week that David Miliband would concentrate on the issue of respect while working in Mr Prescott's department.

It has been suggested that there would be a whole new department for communities and that Mr Prescott had fought off the idea.

[AKMartin]

Fair do's.


AKM

[Larsen B]

Sounds a great idea to me and hoodies also look shit!

[morlun]

Yes! Keep Fred Durst out of public places!

This little section had me laughing quite hard

Originally Posted by John Prescott

"I went to a motorway cafe about a year ago and some kid said something to me," he said.

"I said 'what did you say?' and he came back with 10 people with hoods, you know, these fellas with hoods on.

"He came at me in a very intimidating manner but, of course, I now have security control. They appeared and they vanished.

I mean this is the Deputy Prime Minister for goodness sake

[Aceness]

Sounds like a good idea to me

[Dave]

Getting rid of baseball caps in a country where no-one plays baseball seems reasonable.

And why would someone need to wear a hood in a shopping centre? It's not as if it's going to rain...

[NARC]

This is a good idea. Very good. Little minks.

I read it as banning hooded tops, not wearing hoods up. I have a couple of hooded tops as well.

I'm not a huge fan of caps myself admittedly, but I wear a baseball cap on occasion.

Why do we continue to label people as trouble makers based on their clothing?

It's no different to the 'all muslims are terrorsits' mentality.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by tv tanned

I read it as banning hooded tops, not wearing hoods up. I have a couple of hooded tops as well.

I'm not a huge fan of caps myself admittedly, but I wear a baseball cap on occasion.

Why do we continue to label people as trouble makers based on their clothing?

It's no different to the 'all muslims are terrorsits' mentality.

What Prescott meant to say was; "The vast majority of people wearing hoodies and caps are hard-working, decent people. But there is a militant faction in the hoodie community which is a threat to our security and way of life. For this reason, Britain must be on her guard."

What do you think, AC? Do I get the job?