美国俄克拉荷马州公共场合或将禁穿连帽衫

时间：2015-01-10 07:32:12

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The act of wearing a hoodie in public could soon be illegal in Oklahoma under a bill proposed by Don Barrington, a Republican state senator.

根据共和党参议员唐·巴林顿提出的议案，在美国俄克拉荷马州公共场合穿着帽衫即将成为违法行为。
 
The bill, an amendment2 to existing law, would make it illegal for people to "intentionally3 conceal4" their identities "in a public place by means of a robe, mask, or other disguise," reports Oklahoma City NBC affiliate5 KFOR-TV.
 
Violators of the existing law (and the proposed amendment) face misdemeanor charges. If found guilty, they face fines of up to $500 and up to a year in prison.
 
The problem is that the immediately preceding paragraph in the existing law, titled 21 OS 1301, makes it illegal for anyone "to wear a mask, hood1 or covering, which conceals6 the identity of the wearer during the commission of a crime" or for "coercion7, intimidation8 or harassment9."
 
Civil rights advocates worry that the two clauses read together could give police the authority to arrest someone for wearing a simple hooded10 sweatshirt.
 
"If somebody is out running, especially in this kind of weather, where it's cold, drizzly11, you might be inclined to wear your hoodie at Lake Hefner," local attorney James Siderias told KFOR.
 
(Lake Hefner is a huge reservoir and major recreational destination inOklahoma City.)
 
"I think this is a violation12 of an individual's right to choose what they want to wear as long as it doesn't violate the realm of public decency13 and moral values, and I think this could be very problematic," the attorney added.
 
Barrington, the legislator who proposed the amendment, disagrees.
 
"The intent of Senate Bill 13 is to make businesses and public places safer by ensuring that people cannot conceal their identities for the purpose of crime or harassment," he told the NBC station.

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1 hood ddwzJ     
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
  • She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
  • The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
2 amendment Mx8zY     
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
  • The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
  • The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
3 intentionally 7qOzFn     
ad.故意地，有意地
参考例句：
  • I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
  • The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。
4 conceal DpYzt     
v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽
参考例句：
  • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
  • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
5 affiliate TVBzj     
vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司
参考例句：
  • Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
  • What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？
6 conceals fa59c6f4c4bde9a732332b174939af02     
v.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住( conceal的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • He conceals his worries behind a mask of nonchalance. 他装作若无其事，借以掩饰内心的不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒醉吐真言。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 coercion aOdzd     
n.强制，高压统治
参考例句：
  • Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.既不诱供也不逼供。
  • He paid the money under coercion.他被迫付钱。
8 intimidation Yq2zKi     
n.恐吓，威胁
参考例句：
  • The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
  • The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
9 harassment weNxI     
n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱
参考例句：
  • She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
  • The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。
10 hooded hooded     
adj.戴头巾的；有罩盖的；颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的
参考例句：
  • A hooded figure waited in the doorway. 一个戴兜帽的人在门口等候。
  • Black-eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘，用华丽的手巾包着头，突然地闯了进来替人算命。 来自辞典例句
11 drizzly pruxm     
a.毛毛雨的(a drizzly day)
参考例句：
  • This section of the country is drizzly in the winter. 该国的这一地区在冬天经常细雨蒙蒙。
  • That region is drizzly in winter. 那个地区冬天常下小雨。
12 violation lLBzJ     
n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯
参考例句：
  • He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
  • He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
13 decency Jxzxs     
n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重
参考例句：
  • His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
  • Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

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