Very realistic masks causing false arrests

[samsonguy920]

This article from the Los Angeles Times [http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-mask-20101209,0,6107268,full.story] is quite the read on how the criminal mind can be quite ingenuitive and imaginative.
But the end bit left me with a bit of a smile:
"Lawbreakers have always tried to hide their identities, wearing hats, pulling bandannas or ski masks over their faces, or donning wigs. Slusser's masks pose additional challenges, but the larger issue remains human nature, said Riordan of the Springdale police force.

'It's not SPFX masks or Rusty Slusser that's making these people commit crimes,' Riordan said."

It's nice to know that there are lawmen out there who don't feel the need to scapegoat those who aren't responsible. Credit to the LA Times for also including that quote in their own effort as well.

 

[concrete89]

Is it wrong to instantly want one?

 

[Secret world leader (shhh)]

that is awesome. except for the black guy.

 

[Hashime]

That is cool. If I were ever on a crime spree I would wear a mask like one of those and of course use high powered IR LED lamps to blind the cameras (depending on camera technology). I would also wear 2 layers of gloves and cover myself in cayenne pepper paste to throw off scent dogs.

 

[Dags90]

I would've considered it pretty odd that someone would've robbed a bank using only a hoodie and sunglasses as a disguise. Pretty much everyone knows that banks have video cameras.