(July 6, 2014 at 10:56 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Not the question. You'd have a better chance with a full faced veil than if they had a dustbin on their head.Absolutely, I;d call the cops if I saw a man walking around with a dustbin on his head as well. For the same reasons (and others).
Quote:The point is, could you pick the guy out of a lineup. The answer is no. And that's a full face well focused closeup. From a grainy CCTV or fleeting glance? No chance.We're notoriously unreliable when it comes to lineups in the best of cases. Why would I want to up the odds in favor of that?
Quote:I think it should be up to the bank whether you wear it into the bank and up to you if you wear it into the main street. Ditto Shades and a hoodie, dust masks (see a lot of cyclists wearing them in cities), paper bag with two holes cut in it or a goose.Meh, and I simply disagree there, an honest difference of opinion we don't seem to be able to resolve.
Quote:You wanna ban these?Yes, just as soon as guys in speedos start pulling guns out of their fanypacks before evading police on their supersweet bikes. I'm a biased observer here - I've had some experience with veils and ski masks. I admit to that fully. It's just that in this case, my bias doesn't seem to be approaching me from a non-sensical angle.
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