of a pasty, white dude wearing a hoodie as I am of a bandana or droopy pants-wearing black man. The color of the skin has literally no effect on my degree of skepticism, or the degree to which I would tend to monitor the person's actions. The only thing that will affect my skepticism is the person's "behavior" in the sense that the more they appear to be meandering, the more skeptical I will naturally be.
The unease that comes from the inability to see another's face is hard-wired, instinctual and an entirely justifiable survival mechanism. The desire to hide one's face whilst engaging in illicit acts is equally so.
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