why would anyone wear a hoodie IN THE FL HEAT?
Feb 26 Sanford, FL
Hi 71°F
Lo 52°F
Precip (in)
0.17in.
The police called it prowling when I was a kid.
The main reason to wear a hoodie when it's hot in Florida is to conceal a face from security cameras. When it's cooler, it can be a fashion statement..
It's been in the high 70's - low 80's for over a month.
I heard it was raining and in the high 50’s to low 60’s.
Could be why, but then who knows?
Supposedly, it was raining the night Martin was out.
But I’ve seen lawn crews here in Austin, Texas, wearing those things in sweltering heat. My _guess_ is that it’s to avoid contact with poison ivy as they trim hedges and trees. If that’s the case, they probably shed them and clean them as soon as possible after work.
Never been in Orlando area in February? It's not that warm, especially at night. Plus it was raining, probably more of a drizzle based on personal experience there at that time of year.
But the whole "hoodie" thing, as well as the Black thing, is a red herring. Zimmerman described Miller as being black and wearing a hoodie, but he also said he was "acting weird". It was the acting thing that he put emphasis on, the description was just that, a description for the police. I mean he certainly wasn't going to describe him as white or dressed in a raincoat since that would not have been accurate. He was black, and he was wearing a hoodie.