Brought to my attention by The Smallest Minority who has a somewhat different viewpoint. In an effort to “banish street crime“ they are banning certain types of clothes in England now. And I thought banning knives was so low the only way they could go was up. I was wrong:
The United Kingdom is the most-monitored nation in the world, with more than 4 million closed-circuit television cameras operating around the country. But culprits frequently evade Big Brother’s watchful eye by concealing their identities with the ubiquitous head wear.
“I think the fact you go around with these hats and these covers… I mean, it is a uniform, in a sense,” Prescott said last week.
As a result, a large shopping center in southeast England offered a new tact by implementing a “code of conduct” that includes a ban on the wearing of “hoodies.”
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“I think it’s marvelous,” Bluewater shopper Jill Hopper said of the initiative this week.
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Cropper, a doorman, and Thomas, a bar manager, both added that they would like to see a complete ban on caps and hoods in city centers.
What will it take for them to realize the problem isn’t that they don’t have enough laws but they have too many? If a few potential vicitims emptied a couple of 15 round magazines of jacketed hollowpoints into a gang of thugs attempting a violent crime two things would happen:
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Thugs would be less inclined commit crimes.
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There would be fewer repeat offenders.
But that won’t happen. I can’t imagine what will be next but I’m certain they will think of something else to ban.