Donated Body Armor
>> Monday, October 18, 2004
Iowa police donate body armor for troops
It's a nice gesture but it would be like me donating my outdated computer equipment to MIT or NASA. Worth a quiet snicker in the back room. Not only is the body armor outdated, but they're made for civilian law enforcement, not military use. Military weapons pack a lot more punch than what cops usually see. When I was in a line infantry unit, we hated body armor because it was heavy, got in the way and didn't stop a military round. Mobility was our defense.
Who knows, maybe they can use them or donate to the Iraqi forces.
