jimwyant
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Does anyone here, excluding LEO or military while on duty, wear body armor on a regular basis? I have a level IIIA vest that I wore from time to time until my waistline outgrew it, and I am considering the purchase of a level IIA or II vest in my new size. I was wondering what the general consensus is here.
I don't go out looking for a fight, and in fact, I have never been in a real physical altercation in my adult life. I have had some training over the years, military, LE (although I never entered the profession), etc., but have never needed to use it, thank God. Maybe if I had, I wouldn't be so paranoid. One of my biggest concerns is that I am forbidden by policy to even have my weapon on the property where I work. There are no neighboring parking lots that I can use, so either I break the policy and risk losing my job, or I go completely unprotected, except for my bare hands, which remain unproven in real combat. Others have posted here about working on military installations, or in the criminal-safe zones of DC and MD. Many states have laws that enhance penalties if one uses body armor during the commission of a crime, but I don't think any prohibit it under normal circumstances.
I'm sure this isn't the only example of this kind of behavior, but I can't forget the Akron pizza store beating video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu0O1VNZWeE&search=beating%20akron and the shocking realization that this video impressed upon me about the world that we now live in. Hopefully, had the victim in this video been OC'ing, the incident would have never happened. At least, it may have been defused before it escalated to the point that he was left in a bleeding ball on the floor. However, a visible weapon is not a complete deterrent, as proven by the recent incident in Centerville where the individual was relieved of his OC weapon.
Am I being paranoid? It isn't paranoia if they really are out to get you, right?
Does anyone here, excluding LEO or military while on duty, wear body armor on a regular basis? I have a level IIIA vest that I wore from time to time until my waistline outgrew it, and I am considering the purchase of a level IIA or II vest in my new size. I was wondering what the general consensus is here.
I don't go out looking for a fight, and in fact, I have never been in a real physical altercation in my adult life. I have had some training over the years, military, LE (although I never entered the profession), etc., but have never needed to use it, thank God. Maybe if I had, I wouldn't be so paranoid. One of my biggest concerns is that I am forbidden by policy to even have my weapon on the property where I work. There are no neighboring parking lots that I can use, so either I break the policy and risk losing my job, or I go completely unprotected, except for my bare hands, which remain unproven in real combat. Others have posted here about working on military installations, or in the criminal-safe zones of DC and MD. Many states have laws that enhance penalties if one uses body armor during the commission of a crime, but I don't think any prohibit it under normal circumstances.
I'm sure this isn't the only example of this kind of behavior, but I can't forget the Akron pizza store beating video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu0O1VNZWeE&search=beating%20akron and the shocking realization that this video impressed upon me about the world that we now live in. Hopefully, had the victim in this video been OC'ing, the incident would have never happened. At least, it may have been defused before it escalated to the point that he was left in a bleeding ball on the floor. However, a visible weapon is not a complete deterrent, as proven by the recent incident in Centerville where the individual was relieved of his OC weapon.
Am I being paranoid? It isn't paranoia if they really are out to get you, right?