Do you know any officers that dont wear protective vest

**studentcj** · 07-24-10 02:30 PM

if so what is the reasoning behind them not wanting to wear their protective vest, and do you think departments should make it mandatory

**Switchback** · 07-24-10 02:48 PM

Some DO make it mandatory.

**Citicop** · 07-24-10 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Switchback

Some DO make it mandatory.

Like mine.

-Citicop.

**BP348** · 07-24-10 09:30 PM

the Patrol has 20K+ agents and its a pretty good bet that at least half never wear their vest or at least not that offten.

**Safety Steve** · 07-24-10 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by studentcj

if so what is the reasoning behind them not wanting to wear their protective vest, and do you think departments should make it mandatory

What kind of vest are you talking about? Are you talking about the vest I wear when I make my movies? My third movie has just been released! My nickname is Woody! Everyone says I look Woody from Toy Story!

Be Safe.

**greg72982** · 07-25-10 03:20 AM

I probably know more that dont that do...apparently cops in small towns dont get shot.

**QldCop** · 07-25-10 06:43 AM

We don't get personal issued vests here... we carry them in the car 24/7 and only put them on when needed.
I think the cob webs are holding them tight in the boot of the car!!

**QldCop** · 07-25-10 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by Safety Steve

What kind of vest are you talking about? Are you talking about the vest I wear when I make my movies? My third movie has just been released! My nickname is Woody! Everyone says I look Woody from Toy Story!

Be Safe.

Does that mean you fall to the ground when someone comes close to you???

**QldCop** · 07-25-10 06:50 AM

We dont get issued vests here.
We carry them in the boot of the car 24/7, but rarely wear them...

SORRY DOUBLED UP HERE... DAM PEWTER KEYS!!!

**retdetsgt** · 07-25-10 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by Citicop

Like mine.

-Citicop.

Mine too if you're wearing a uniform. Even the people in the chief's office (including the chief) wears one when in battle regalia.

**kels** · 07-25-10 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by greg72982

...apparently cops in small towns dont get shot.

Yes they do, the bad part is a lot of depts in rural areas do not issue armor.
That would include two the three towns in my county.

**greg72982** · 07-25-10 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by kels

Yes they do, the bad part is a lot of depts in rural areas do not issue armor.
That would include two the three towns in my county.

Nope I bought my own years ago.

I find the younger/newer guys seem to wear theirs and the grizzled vets don't. Seems like complacency to me.

**retdetsgt** · 07-25-10 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by greg72982

I find the younger/newer guys seem to wear theirs and the grizzled vets don't. Seems like complacency to me.

We were first issued vests about 1974 or so. One of our "grizzled vets" refused to wear one and he was shot in the back about 1978. The bullet hit him in the spine and he's still in a wheelchair. I don't know any street cops who refused to wear one after that.

The chief we had in the early 90's decreed that all command personnel with the exception of a few in detectives, drugs, etc. would wear uniforms at work and would also wear vests. To my knowledge, that hasn't changed.

**kels** · 07-25-10 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by greg72982

I find the younger/newer guys seem to wear theirs and the grizzled vets don't. Seems like complacency to me.

They just dont have a wife like mine who wants a hug before I go to work.
(I think thats how she makes sure I have mine on

)

**Chef_Au** · 07-26-10 02:10 AM

Non compulsary here too, but my dept is slowly getting around to replacing all our personal issue ones with newer ones that can also be worn in LBV mode.

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