People have gone way overboard. Don't forget to wear your kevlar helmet to school! http://www.mychildspack.com/
Seeing as another kid (aged 11) was shot the other day over here, it makes some sort of horrible sense.
Hmm...I wonder if local police will adopt this new lighter, and [probably] cheaper form of protection?
I'd rather have my own gun than a retarded backpack. As anyone that knows anything about body armor will tell you, it only works if they shoot you in the right place. In a school shooting where one person has the guns and no one else, I don't think a fucking backpack will save you. It's sad that such a product has been created. Here you go Timmy, have your bullet proof backpack, by the way rifle rounds will go right through it and you could be shot in the arms or legs and bleed out in minutes. Good luck!
It also defies human nature and basic 101 psychology. When an unexpected sound rings out, you naturally turn in the direction of the sound. It is a "backpack" and therefore you have turned it AWAY from the direction of danger. In such an incident the chances are you will also drop heavy items and run or hide. Flight or fight tactics are instant and your reactions depend on many variables most of which are outwith your immediate control. I would have thought that in most instances people would cover their heads, not their torso, therefore the most vulnerable part (the head) remains completely uncovered. You can take a bullet in the limbs and various parts of the body (depending on the type of bullet and luck whether they pierce or damage major organs), however in most instances bullets hitting the head are pretty fatal. This is made all the worse by the fact that head wounds bleed very profusely and in gun related incidents paramedics are not thick on the ground and fast to respond. If you duck behind a kevlar backpack you are also immediately at risk because you expose the body, the natural reaction is to go into fetal position, plus you are no longer able to see what is happening around you. A shit idea really! What you really need is a Kevlar jumpsuit. Something akin to the G-Suits pilots wear. Plus some kind of full head mask, metal shoes and pretty thick goggles. Then you can run after the gun armed fuck and smoother him to the ground in a bear hug. Actually, no just run in the opposite direction!
Come on, after 9/11 they were selling parashoots for jumping off building ffs. They re just taking advantage of people's fear.
