The Hoodies
There seems to be a new fashion going around Britain amongst younger teenagers. I'm referring to the practice of wearing hooded jackets. The youngsters say it's a fashion but other people are saying it's a uniform for the gangs of lads who hang around street corners causing bother and intimidating older folk.
Although you will always have a bad apple amongst these kids, on the whole I dare say the majority of them are generally sound, just gullible. It doesn't take much to get a kid who is desperate to join the gang, whipped up to a frenzy, where he would do things he wouldn't normally do.
The bus drivers of a certain area, in my town have refused to go there after 5pm because they keep getting pelted by stones and bricks from gangs of "hoodies". Even firemen have had the same treatment when attending emergency calls. The police have diverted resources to provide extra patrols and are considering a curfew. I hope it gets sorted soon.
Another incident which prompted me to write this post happened in my own store. Some "hoodies" were messing about on the escalator, and when they were challenged by the security guard they ran off and out off the store, but on the way out the last one hit the escalator emergency stop button which promptly stopped the thing. Not expecting anything an elderly woman pitched forward and lost her feet and ended up tumbling down the motionless escalator. She ended up in A&E. Wether she's going to sue we don't know. We had security cameras on, but with their hoods up you can't see any faces.
A local night club is holding a special 14 to 18 yr only dance shortly however the management have made it clear that kids wearing hoodies,trainers and trackies will not be let in.
While they're dancing I hope the parents chuck their hooded jackets out.
Although you will always have a bad apple amongst these kids, on the whole I dare say the majority of them are generally sound, just gullible. It doesn't take much to get a kid who is desperate to join the gang, whipped up to a frenzy, where he would do things he wouldn't normally do.
The bus drivers of a certain area, in my town have refused to go there after 5pm because they keep getting pelted by stones and bricks from gangs of "hoodies". Even firemen have had the same treatment when attending emergency calls. The police have diverted resources to provide extra patrols and are considering a curfew. I hope it gets sorted soon.
Another incident which prompted me to write this post happened in my own store. Some "hoodies" were messing about on the escalator, and when they were challenged by the security guard they ran off and out off the store, but on the way out the last one hit the escalator emergency stop button which promptly stopped the thing. Not expecting anything an elderly woman pitched forward and lost her feet and ended up tumbling down the motionless escalator. She ended up in A&E. Wether she's going to sue we don't know. We had security cameras on, but with their hoods up you can't see any faces.
A local night club is holding a special 14 to 18 yr only dance shortly however the management have made it clear that kids wearing hoodies,trainers and trackies will not be let in.
While they're dancing I hope the parents chuck their hooded jackets out.
posted by Freddy at 9:14 pm
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