So, in this virtual world of personal profiles and professional websites couldn't we say that we've all become kind of anonymous or at least that the facade of who we are is jellied and contorted by our own efforts to leave out the vice, the defect or ill intent?! And, really - even in the real-time world of day to day, don't you think we kind of edit who we are for our acquaintences and friends. Don't we project different faces for each encounter?

My point now then is why the heck shouldn't an individual be able to drape a cloth over their face and not even participate in the sharade!? We're all wearing masks anyway, so what gives.

What it is, is that we in the west in particular see robbers in ambush when we see a masked visage. We see criminals, gangsters and now terrorists. So what about all those pedestrians and bus-riders with hospital masks on?! Should we take their masks off too? Say, if bank robbers were to start wearing those we'd really be confused, wouldn't we.