Sometimes having a camera around pays off. Anyone remember that guy in a mechanics uniform who kidapped and murdered that little girl from a carwash in Florida? He was caught when his image from a survellance video camera was broadcast on the news and, I believe, his own brother turned him in. If that ape had known enough to wear a hood he might not be sitting on Death Row right now.

Hoodies are young criminal who use a hooded sports jacket and a scarf to hid their identity whilst engaged in the commission of a violent crime. I had a couple try conclusions with me a while back. They seemed to have forgotten than anyone who concels their face is automatically presumed hostile and treated accordingly. Judicial executions means exactly what it says. If they use a knife or gun in the commission of a crime, they should be apprehended, tried fairly, permitted to appeal and if the court so decides, and The Queen chooses not to grant them clemency, hanged. Long drop hanging. 3 Sundays after sentence is passed. That might get the message across. Even if it does not, that's good riddance to bad rubbish.

Sorry... I was speaking in general terms about the whole UK big brother approach. Thanks for clearing up the question about Hoodies (I had asked). I didn't mean to spark anything - except maybe discussion. Cameras certainly have their place in the world. As long as the people are in control and not the other way around, it's not an issue for me personally. When cameras are centralized and we are monitored as a people, at some point it will be abused. A camera in a gas station or convenience store or other commercial entity is another thing entirely and they can be subpoenaed appropriately if the need arises.