Whoodies Encouraging Crime?
Naturally after coming up with the idea for Whoodies I discussed it with several friends and colleagues. Whilst the idea was to create a garment that allowed the wearer privacy from the UK camera culture, clearly there is a lot of scope for misuse. One of my colleagues told me that I was “evil” and was absolutely certain that this would lead to a crime wave the like of which we have never seen. I can’t help but disagree.
If you want to cover your face there are any number of ways in which you can do so, without the expense of buying from us. A pair of stockings kept in a trouser pocket is pretty unobtrusive as is a balaclava kept in a bag or an inside jacket pocket. More simply a standard hooded sweatshirt and a handkerchief can hide everything but the eyes very effectively and so on.
Lets be honest, there will always be a criminal element, and some of them will undoubtedly wear Whoodies, or other masked hooded concepts simply because they own the garment and have decided to commit the crime. There may even be criminals who decide to buy our product in order to commit a crime but these elements in society will commit crimes regardless of whether or not we produce our garment. Does that mean that the rest of society should be denied the opportunity to hide their face if they so wish?
Big brother is upon us whether we like it or not, our cell phones can be tracked independently and down to a very short distance, security cameras cover ranges of miles at a time, and yet the majority of crimes remain unsolved. Here at Whoodie, we believe we have the right to privacy providing we are not breaking the law and from the stats I have seen even forgoing our rights to privacy is not solving the crime load.
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