It's obvious why burglars wear little black masks to preserve their anonymity, but why do they wear stripy jumpers?
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- Camouflage. Stripes blend well into shadowy environments such as darkened streets and forests. Ask a tiger.
Peter Brooke, By Kinmuck, Scotland
- Burglary being traditionally carried out in silence, the striped jerseys are obviously worn in homage to the late Marcel Marceau.
Paul Thompson, Perth, Scotland
- Discharged Sailors often turned to crime as they had no income. They were depicted in Victorian Newspapers as thieves wearing naval shirts, with the mask added as a joke so that they would not be recognised. The image stayed with us.
Jim McDonnell, Chorley, Lancs
