An article in today's Calgary Herald about a pilot project to install security cameras in certain high crime areas of downtown Calgary prompted my question.

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...6-20caf5f0ce3a

Seeing as we are lead to believe that the UK is virtually blanketed with security cameras is there any correlation between the proliferation of said cameras and hoodies which of course hinder identification of perpetrators of crimes?

Is this project in Calgary the thin edge of the wedge and an introduction to hoodie culture here?

I gave a heavy sigh when I read this at breakfast.

Whilst they may give the average citizen a sense of security, in reality, they are no such thing unless they are permanently manned by people that actually care and the police respond to any incidents immediately. Identification good enough for a court is very hard to come by and, in my opinion, they are a complete waste of money.

I really don't think there are any less hoodies in Calgary than there were in my part of the UK but this may be due to the weather over here. Caps, hats and beenies all have a similar effect and I honestly do not believe that most hoody wearers in the UK do it to hinder identification. It seems to me that it is just the current fashion. I am probably wrong though