Quite frankly, Standing in the dark, rainy shadows of a city alleyway,
I spied the Replicant Alfie [UK] covertly transmitting a message to
renegade friends in alt.fan.blade-runner. Tracking...
>On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 07:37:41 +0100, "Evil Sponge"
><donotemailme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Anyone seen this? The company's had some bad press for creating
>>"bulletproof" hoodies for kids. I'm planning to move to Manchester, so I
>>might get one...
>>
>>http://www.bladerunner.tv/product/details.php?id=Bladerunne
>>
>It's come up here before, I think the last time was when they got a TV
>spot on the BBC, and I have actually considered buying one, but without
>any real justification.
>
>I have worn an anti-stab vest before for work, but I did work for a
>police force (as a civvie) at the time. Personally it made me feel more
>vulnerable (i.e. if someone says 'please can you put this on sir' you
>start wondering just how dangerous the streets are) yet I grew up just
>up the road from Finsbury Park, London, where when I was a kid the
>police often had to deal with drug-related gun crime, yet I still walked
>around there at night with no ill effects.
>
>Having talked to police officers about the efficacy of such personal
>protection vests (PPV), I can say with some 'implied' authority that
>they treat them as a chocolate tea cup, not getting stabbed/shot in the
>first place is their key defence (and not wearing their PPV means they
>get no legal backup). A police issue stab vest will not always stop even
>a butterfly knife (typically flimsy) used in an underarm stabbing
>motion. It will deflect 'swipes' but a determined stab is as likely to
>go through as slide off into an unprotected area. 'Personal bullet
>proof' gear has a similar problem in that it is not rated for point
>blank impacts and most muggings with blades/firearms are at very close
>range or point blank.
>
>I do not wish to imply that anti-stab gear is pointless but I do have to
>posit if you think you need it, either cover yourself in it, leave no
>open points, or move home :)
Quite frankly, I think the very idea of wearing a stab-proof vest
seriously upsetting. I do not want to live in this world. I heard
about these years ago and chose not to re****t then because they are
not healthy.
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