Shock-proof jacket ensures a tasering to the face
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Gian @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:30PM
Wow. Member's Only. You're dating yourself, eh? :-)
Guess I am, too, by making the remark.
Gian
JoeNet @ Nov 2nd 2007 3:44PM
Dated? Doesn't Ando from Heroes where one all the time. I think Member Only is making a come back.
Wesburl @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:34PM
I AM THE LAW!
K-Ball @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:35PM
Don't tase me, bro!
Elliott @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:54PM
damnit, you beat me to it.
TEM @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:57PM
You mean to say "Can't tase me, bro!"
Mike @ Nov 4th 2007 6:04PM
I am tired of hearing this. Police always give a verbal warning to get down on the ground. You run...they taser you...you resist arrest at all in any mannor (by trying to get up without them holding you or cuffing you...running...fighting...etc) you gonna be tasered. Would you rather it be...verbal warning...you try and run and they shoot you in the leg? Tasers are no more dangerous then a good VanDaGraph generator. The student event where this came from was over-exaggerated and he was trying to make a scene. He deserved what he got. Now...in group situations like protests these vests would be great because police will taser anyone running without warning which is normal and standard procedure. Good for protection in protests and demonstrations but bad in a one-on-one situation.
bombastinator @ Nov 2nd 2007 2:14PM
-* Nods and unlimbers his 'silent guardian'® neural agonizer.. *-
Jon @ Nov 2nd 2007 3:03PM
If this guy asks you to come over and play GameCube while listening to Jack Johnson you should totally do it, but don't forget to wear your Axe.
Nedy78 @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:36PM
I think they should get that "Don't taser me bro!" kid to market and test this.
Christopher Smith @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:36PM
Only thing is, if they can't use their Taser, they'll have to use their baton (possibly breaking bones, causing internal damage, or even brain damage) or their guns, which would kill you. OC spray isn't a viable option most of the time, as it is too easy to accidentally incapicitate themself.
Wesburl @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:45PM
Wear Kevlar underneath this, you will look like a blow-fish sure.... but you will be invincible!
RikF @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:54PM
Right up until the point where they shoot you in the face...
producerism @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:59PM
because nobody ever died from a taser right?
Hello Moto @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:13PM
Carbon Fiber armor suite with layers of conductive fabric built into the panels as well. This will prevent the barbs from causing annoying surface wounds. The electric won't be able to get you thanks to the faraday cage, and the carbon fiber panels will protect you from the strength for the cop. That means they can fight you fist-fist, leave you alone, or shot you. Fighting you in hand-hand combat would be pretty bad if you have decent strength as he can't punch you and cause damage thanks to the armor. Letting you get away would cause outcry, and firing at you when you haven’t done anything is going to cause an even WORSE outcry.
I can't wait to see one of these involved in a minor crime!
Johan @ Nov 3rd 2007 6:28AM
Or diplomacy.
tasteslikechicken @ Nov 13th 2007 8:05PM
What's that club you've got on your belt officer
"it's not a club, it's a baton"
what do you do with it
"club people"
Jacob Kennedy @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:37PM
This thing is never going to sell without some marketing behind it... "The NIKE SHOCK-BLOCK" "FUBU TASERILLA" "RBK Oh No You Dih Int"
Student Driver @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:44PM
Tru dat, but it also needs a USB port so it can charge my phone, BT headset, and iPod during my home invasions!
GDUB @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:38PM
Sex offenders rejoice!!!!
Wesburl @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:46PM
I bet Static Shock is pissed!
naman @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:46PM
Just go back to regular guns. A bullet in the leg should do the trick.
otter @ Nov 2nd 2007 2:56PM
They do not shoot for the leg typically, always center mass.
bobothn @ Nov 2nd 2007 3:16PM
Police do not shoot to wound. Do you have any idea how hard it would be to shoot some one in the leg or shoot the gun out of their hand? Especially if they are chasing after some one. So if they remove tazers they will just shoot to kill like the old days or give you brain damage with a baton (dead people can sue so first one is a better alternative but has more paper work)
Steve @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:15PM
If you want to know the meaning of lawsuit, try shooting someone in the leg and miss. Nobody wants a lawsuit from someone whose wedding tackle was accidentally shot off.
naman @ Nov 3rd 2007 3:22AM
Jeez, can't I be sarcastic anymore?
Ya know, Jedi's don't need tasers. It's all "negotiation by lightsaber"! Let's see this jacket stop that!!
Steve @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:55PM
er... Surely if the cops Taser you and don't go down in writhing agony, they're just going to break the Glock out and take you out that way, or am I missing something?
Justin @ Nov 2nd 2007 1:00PM
It would be more useful on a college campus, where the campus police/security typically don't carry firearms. (IME, at least.)
srilyk @ Nov 13th 2007 8:22PM
at university of central arkansas the campus pd have m16s... or ar 15 whatever
Steve @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:55PM
Still, I love the "bring it on, coppers!" look on that guy's face.
madgamer @ Nov 2nd 2007 1:31PM
I agree. I love the smug wink and smile he's giving.
Jacob Kennedy @ Nov 2nd 2007 2:04PM
Ha! I didn't notice. That's got Sears catalogue written all over it.
Peter @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:57PM
Or ask for our ShockBlok II, with the zip-in Kevlar liner!
andyg8180 @ Nov 2nd 2007 1:20PM
haha!! member's only... now THATS making a fashion statement!!!
Bet the "Dont tase me bro" guy wishes he had one of these...
drew @ Nov 2nd 2007 1:25PM
Considering what happened in Vancouver a few weeks ago, I'd hardly call the taser a "non-lethal" weapon!
Drew @ Nov 2nd 2007 1:27PM
Considering what happened in Vancouver a few weeks ago, I'd hardly call the taser a "non-lethal" weapon!
Argot @ Nov 2nd 2007 1:30PM
Love the headline *golf clap* :)
Ghen @ Nov 2nd 2007 3:32PM
in the FACE.
jroc @ Nov 2nd 2007 1:42PM
Maybe if they had this the police wouldn't have brutally murdered innocent people.
palidin @ Nov 22nd 2007 9:24PM
They didn't. You must be a criminal to see it that way.
jroc @ Nov 4th 2007 11:38PM
Rank me low. Do you know how many civilian deaths have come out of the police state you call america? They just killed another person in BC! You people cant afford to be this ignorant. Watch these videos and then rank me why don't you http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2007/210907_b_brutality.htm it is blatant proof.
mrpaco @ Nov 5th 2007 12:19AM
Except British Columbia is in Canada
jroc @ Nov 5th 2007 2:43PM
You didn't read the article, sigh
Prasand J. @ Nov 14th 2007 6:10AM
I didn't ... but I damn sure thought you meant Before Christ ... cause America and Canada didn't click / clique.
jimatwen @ Nov 2nd 2007 1:59PM
Back to just shooting them
apeguero @ Nov 2nd 2007 2:00PM
"...ensures a tasering to the face"...Or the jock.
AlexP @ Nov 2nd 2007 2:46PM
I f'ing lol'd at the title.
pjnofrills @ Nov 2nd 2007 2:51PM
I like how the "model" looks like he's winking at the person tasering him. Winking is the new DTMB.
Walt @ Nov 2nd 2007 2:55PM
This is when you have to resort to the back up weapon... And if you happen to have this (http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392807) then you may need this (http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=11101&storeId=10001&productId=14777&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=15707&isFirearm=Y) to at least knock them down.
doug @ Nov 2nd 2007 3:03PM
It worked for Rodney King...oh wait...