Banks say dress code leads to decline in robberies

Jefferson City News Tribune ^ | 5/20/04 | AP

[Scenic Sounds]

I went to an amusement park recently. They had metal detectors to get in. They wanted to take my pocket knife. I turned around and left.

Good for you! If you don't stick up for yourself, no one else will.

[Leroy S. Mort]

By removing hats, hoods, caps and sunglasses, consumers make it easier for staff and law enforcement to identify any suspected robbers, who often use these items as a disguise,"

Are masks still ok?

[randog]

Confronting would-be robbers before they commit their crime? Not good, not good. You're taking jobs away from cops, you Benedict Arnolds.

What?! Are you questioning my patriotism by disagreeing?!

[wagglebee]

And possibly forcing hard-working criminals to go on welfare and food stamps.

[Mulder]

Once again, journalists demonstrate no understand of the difference between causation and correlation.

[Havoc]

Is it just me, or does this sound like a news story one would expect to see on the Simpsons? rofl

[chuknospam]

They should try using shotgun weilding guards again! Around here, they used to refer to the mini marts as stop-n-robs. Now all the clerks pack heat. The banks are the new stop-n-robs and rob them they do. Several times a month.

[sd-joe]

I was joking.