Quote Originally Posted by okiwen View Post
Post #25 English Bloke,

That is a "bulletproof" vest. It does Not stop a blade...at all. It is designed to slow down a blunt object. Coppers are wearing them because the world is filled with nuts and predators, NOT because the world is filled with Scots.

This is a knee-jerk reaction to a non-problem. I do this for a living and this has been my observation from 17 years of playing the game.
I think you will find that the British Police on the beat are issued with stab vests rather than bulletproof vests and have been for a number of years