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Topic started on 21-12-2012 @ 11:10 PM by Blue_Jay33

Sales of bulletproof backpacks for kids soar in America


www.independent.co.uk
Elmar Uy thought his software was acting up when he first saw the huge jump in sales of bulletproof backpacks last Friday. He checked the figures and discovered the website's traffic had jumped tenfold.
Then he turned on CNN, and it made sense.
Following the fatal shootings of 20 children and six adults last week at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., BulletBlocker said it is struggling to keep up with demand for its bulletproof backpacks for children.
(visit the link for the full news article)



Bullet Blocker Link



NY Daily News Article
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reply posted on 21-12-2012 @ 11:28 PM by NarrowGate
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Regardless of whether or not it is worthwhile, this reflects parents feelings in America.

People talk about how kids would feel with armed security. I say they don't have to know anyone is armed, and it is no worse than bullet proof backpacks being necessary. All the weight from books is enough strain. Are we really considering this? Bullet proof backpacks....

Hire people to protect our children.
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reply posted on 21-12-2012 @ 11:56 PM by Underworlds
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This is so sad... bullet-proof backpacks!?! I guess protecting the child's books against being shot up is more important than protecting the child wearing the backpack.


reply posted on 22-12-2012 @ 05:42 AM by TrueBrit
I think it is sorrowful that this invention could become popular. But it is not as sorrowful as things would be, if there were not clever spirits around to construct such things. It was terrible that before antibiotic drugs, people could die from simple infections. It was terrible that lack of sanitation lead to so many deaths in early human history, and even in the middle part of the last millenium. But inventions like drugs, drainage, and sanitation solved those issues.

One thing strikes me about this backpack however. It seems to be quite small, considering its intended purpose. In my opinion, although one would want to appear "cool" at school, assuming of course one subscribes to the utterly unimportant opinion of ones peer group as to ones level of thermal negativity, one would also want a backpack designed to stop bullets, to cover the whole of the spine surely?

The pack, in its current shape, stops just above the begining of the lumbar region of the spine, injuries to which, can result in paralysis of varying severity and longevity. Why not make a larger pack, that covers all the way down to the meat of the rump? At least then the chances of suffering the harrowing effects of a spinal injury could also be reduced somewhat.

And another thing, if the bullet proof back pack is a good idea, why not just get your kids a kevlar body glove, reinforced under garments, tungsten capped boots? Go the whole hog! I mean, if things are that bad, that a bullet proof back pack is required, then surely the other measures I mention would be reasonable also? Perhaps these horrific attacks will lead to more streamlined, stylish personal protective gear?

Perhaps the teachers will be coming into work with those sharp looking bullet proof suits, like the One Obama wore a few times.

Heres a site that might just get some attention from the new generation, in this darkened age in which they are living...

www.miguelcaballero.com...

Is stuff like this the future of back to school fashion?


reply posted on 22-12-2012 @ 09:50 AM by Blue_Jay33


Positional Protective Crouch

This is how it is suppose to be used to protect the most body area.

I guess it's better than nothing.
This is more of a placebo type of gear than anything else, although I hope it never happens in the sense this will mean another madman attacked, it will be interesting to see the reaction if one of these actually saves a child's life in the future.
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reply posted on 22-12-2012 @ 10:10 AM by thisguyrighthere
Same goes on in the UK with their "knife-proof" clothing.

www.bladerunner.tv...

Although bringing a knife into school premises has been illegal since the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, teachers are still in danger of physical harm from persistent offenders who flout the law. Knives are carried to school by students as young as 10 – and, when questioned, 12% of 14-17 year olds admit to having carried a knife**. Out of school, where violent offences often take place, teachers are considerably more exposed than on school premises.


Parents are sending children to school in stab-proof uniforms to guard against knife crime.

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