It would seem prudent to give cops stab proof clothing so that they arent at risk even if the taser doesnt work, its a pretty cheap basic bit of kit, I would think they should have a shield as well, although maybe the car's trunk is full and that isnt reasonable except as a specialist bit of kit.
It is possible to make a cop almost impervious to a knife wound in a normal attack, granted I doubt the police would want to wear the kit all the time but it aught to be in the car for when its needed
Hey AFC, I’ll be honest, I’ve never heard of stab proof clothing other than chain mail like guys that dive with sharks have or this other stuff called “dragon skin”. From what I recall that dragon skin stuff was made of ceramic rings and was quite heavy, it also was not bullet resistant.
my point was/is that very few cops are killed by knives in the UK or Europe either, its just not a very good weapon to kill cops with (thankfully), I am not saying the risk is zero but it is so low, and could be made much lower still at which point is there really a justification for shooting someone?
As to the video, there is the film from the other cops camera which shows the guy with the knife screaming 'kill me kill me' while running at the officer that went down, he had the knife to his throat and yet didnt stab him, he then decided to grab the cops gun, at which point they shot him.
It looked pretty clear the guy wanted to get shoot more than anything else
Honest question for you, you’ve lived in Europe as well as NA. Do you find that there are more instances of violence in NA vs Europe?
Hey AFC, I’ll be honest, I’ve never heard of stab proof clothing other than chain mail like guys that dive with sharks have or this other stuff called “dragon skin”. From what I recall that dragon skin stuff was made of ceramic rings and was quite heavy, it also was not bullet resistant.
Its common in the UK, its a variation on kevlar vests but you can get a full coat made of it as it doesnt need the bullet proof capability
throughout the encounter he guy is screaming 'do it' do it, kill me'
"Hold on sir, I have to put my stab proof body suit on. Please stop advancing with the knife".
An Edmonton cop was also stabbed here a couple of years ago after getting smoked by a car. Saved his own life by fighting the guy off before he ran away.
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"Hold on sir, I have to put my stab proof body suit on. Please stop advancing with the knife".
An Edmonton cop was also stabbed here a couple of years ago after getting smoked by a car. Saved his own life by fighting the guy off before he ran away.
well I think the idea is you put the gear on before you get to the incident so you are prepared, now there would be times when a policeman was ambushed or just walked into something bad but if you have a situation like the one we're talking about the cops know full well they are dealing with a man with a knife, there is no reason they couldnt put on a full stab proof body suit before heading in to disarm the guy
Surely it isnt beyond the bounds of possibility that the cops could just copy what jails do on a daily basis all over the US and Canada?
