It does make me wonder what this country is coming to when you hear that parents are considering paying £130 to have their kid’s school blazers ’stab-proofed’.
Apparently, some parents have approached a bodyarmour company called ‘Bladerunner’ to modify the blazers by giving them a kevlar lining.
The Bladerunner website offers ‘hoodies’ and shirts lined with Kevlar but they do not offer a ‘rated’ level of protection. Indeed, in a video found on Youtube, the demonstration only shows a slashing action where a stabbing/jabbing action would undoubtedly penetrate. So, in effect, the school blazers designed this way would only offer light slashing protection.
Note: Video is from an Italian news item.
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