[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-11380834"]BBC news[/URL]
[quote]Police have admitted having technical issues after releasing an e-fit of a burglary suspect which looks like a man wearing a lettuce.
Officers released the image after a distraction burglary in which £60 was stolen from an elderly woman in Stockbridge, Hampshire.
But the picture appeared to show the man with a lettuce on his head.
Police said they were waiting for a software upgrade to improve the quality of hair in future e-fits.
'Wavy hair'
A spokesperson said that "while the hair on this image may not be of the best quality, it takes nothing from the overall clarity of the facial features".
People put their trust in the system and the software and expect results, which would explain why people might be baffled by the picture”
Victim Support
He added: "It would therefore be wrong to withhold the release of the e-fit just based on this technical issue.
"We would never release an e-fit a victim disagreed or was unhappy with and in this instance the victim fully supported the publication of this image."
The suspect had asked the woman for money for gardening work but stole £60 from her handbag
He is described as white, between 40 and 45, about 5ft 8ins, with a round clean shaven face, large round eyes and with wavy blonde or greying hair.
A Victim Support spokesperson said: "Victims or witnesses to a crime quite rightly want and expect the criminal justice system to try and bring someone to justice.
"People put their trust in the system and the software and expect results, which would explain why people might be baffled by the picture.
"But it wouldn't be fair to criticise the force if what they have done is produced the best possible image from the facilities and description available to them."[/quote]
[img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49184000/jpg/_49184265_49184259.jpg[/img]
What :v:
[quote]"while the hair on this image may not be of the best quality,[/quote]
Thaaaaaat's an understatement.
I think he looks quite fashionable.
E-fit images creep me out so much
pretty sure that's hair, the e-fit or whatever just went overboard on the colour
[editline]01:59AM[/editline]
technical problems people, we got a hair colour slightly wrong!
For some reason I was reminded of this scene from Johnny English :
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxUPm5J3QM0[/url]
[quote]But the picture appeared to show the man with a lettuce on his head.[/quote]
That made me laugh more than it should have done.
I suspect he was actually wearing a lettuce, knowing people would blame it on bad e-fit software. The perfect disguise.
[QUOTE=BaconDioxide;24960417]For some reason I was reminded of this scene from Johnny English :
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxUPm5J3QM0[/URL][/QUOTE]
I can imagine the interview:
"What was his hair like?"
"Um..." -happens to see a lettuce- "Like a lettuce."
[I]Let[/I] him have his way. :rimshot:
Isn't or wasn't there a FP user called 'Lettuce Head'?
[QUOTE=gtaftw;24961006][I]Let[/I] him have his way. :rimshot:[/QUOTE]
Lettuce never speak of that horrible attempt at a pun again
The face looks a little bit like christopher walken.
I want his hair.
Dude looks like a grown-up cabbage patch kid.
What is an e-fit?
[QUOTE=ElectricSquid;24962745]What is an e-fit?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-FIT[/url]
Apparently the software has had issues before:
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/4693952.stm[/url]
[img]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41309000/jpg/_41309464_efit203.jpg[/img]
cool shache
[QUOTE=Passerby Silver;24961673]I want his hair.[/QUOTE]
Your avatar already does.
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/2s8qx46.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=teh folder;24964848][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-FIT[/url]
Apparently the software has had issues before:
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/4693952.stm[/url]
[img_thumb]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41309000/jpg/_41309464_efit203.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
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