The airline passenger who wore a very realistic mask to get past security was just the start. Now it’s bank robbery: Masks so realistic they’re arresting the wrong guy

A white bank robber in Ohio recently used a “hyper-realistic” mask manufactured by a small Van Nuys company to disguise himself as a black man, prompting police there to mistakenly arrest an African American man for the crimes.

From the manufacturer:

“We’re proud of the fact that our masks look real, but I’m not proud of the way they were used,” said Slusser, a 39-year-old former makeup artist. “We’re very embarrassed this has happened. We were shocked that this happened.”

Shocked. Shocked. Yes, Captain Renault is shocked.