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Message no. 1
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: Popularity of Body Armor
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 08:02:17 -0700
Adam J wrote:
|
| At 08:49 10/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
|
| > Most police officers wear body armor? That's news to me. First most
| >of them have to buy the armor themselves. Second they are only going to
| >wear it when they are expected to be fired upon. It's not that easy to
| >forget you are wearing body armor.
|
| Here in *wonderful* Taber, Population just about 7000 now, both the local
| police and RCMP have the option of wearing bullet proof vests if they want.
| No charge, as far as I know. One of my friends is training with the RCMP,
| and says most of them don't wear them unless they are going to a domestic
| violence call, or any call they think might get violent.
| Of course, in a bigger place, more cops would probably wear 'em..

Every police officer that I've seen in Denver, CO, USA was wearing a vest.
It's pretty standard in US cities, AFAIK.

-David
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Message no. 2
From: Wilson Reis de Souza Neto <wilson@*****.CETUC.PUC-RIO.BR>
Subject: Re: Popularity of Body Armor
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 15:30:45 GMT-3
Adam J wrote:

"Every police officer that I've seen in Denver, CO, USA was wearing a
vest. It's pretty standard in US cities, AFAIK."


Well,
here in Brazil every single cop wears a vest. And a 38 caliber
pistol. And a shotgun.

And they do have an awful temper....

As you can see, here, we just try to avoid them. (They are dangerous)

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