What a sad state of affairs that you have to start dressing your kids in the same 'armour' as soldiers going off to war.
[P class=standfirst][STRONG style="DISPLAY: block"]LONDON -- Parents are sending their children to school in stabproof uniforms to guard against knife crime.[/b]
They are paying a firm that makes body armour to line blazers and jumpers with the stab-resistant material, Kevlar.
The precautions come as street crime spills over into schools. A wave of stabbings involving teenagers included the killing of promising footballer Kiyan Prince, just metres from his school in north London.
Kevlar is a synthetic fibre that can be spun into fabric five times stronger than steel, and is used in armoured vests worn by British troops in Iraq.
The Essex-based firm BladeRunner produces clothing lined with the material for police and security guards.
Director Barry Samms said the company initially produced stabproof hooded tops.
Parents then asked about the possibility of strengthening school uniforms with Kevlar.
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we have bulletproof backpack here in the states
BOSTON -- It's time for parents to make the annual trek to get back-to-school items, which usually includes jeans, jerseys and a few notebooks.
Boston television station WCVB reported Thursday that a couple of Boston men want parents to consider something else -- a bulletproof backpack............
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Apparently the demand in the US for these items of clothing is growing rapidly.
Sad, isn't it ?
I see it more as entrepreneurism at work. Stupid of parents to buy this gears for their kids.....kids probably feel invincible with these articles and likely be targets for bullies
I entered this thread in excitement cause I thought this was about Bladerunner with Harrison Ford.
Awww....sorry Russ. *Welcome back !!!!!
49er....I think that's true. I sense more head traumas in the near future.
Russ wrote:
I entered this thread in excitement cause I thought this was about Bladerunner with Harrison Ford.[/DIV]
Yeah! Me too! I love that movie.
It is rather stupid of parents to have their kids dressed up in these things. I don't know. Our society has become more and more paranoid these days. What the heck are you teaching your kids when you dress them up like these and send them to school? Meh. I think I rather take my chances and dress mine up normal.