Chris Skinner's blog Shaping the future of finance
Fascinating wee blog called Bank Notes, dedicated to banks and the notes robbers use.
The notes range from the obvious: 'Give me all your money', to the sublime: '$250,000', to the ridiculous: 'Give me money or I will blow up a school'.
It also tracks which are successful and which are not and provides some interesting advice, such as:
"90% of bank robbers use the hats/hoods/sunglasses disguise. They like to blend in with other customers until they reach the teller window, where they display a robbery note or gun … 'If you see a guy (in a bank lobby) with a baseball cap, dark glasses and a mustache (or) beard, it’s probably a bank robber, not a customer', said Lt. Larry Faulkner of the Dayton Police Department … The FBI and police nationwide are advising banks to adopt a policy of 'no hats, no hoods, no sunglasses, no cell phones' to head off robberies. More banks are doing so, but in some cases the idea is pitting police against bankers concerned about alienating law-abiding customers."
Now then Mr. Cameron, would you hug a hoodie in a bank?
