Shock-proof jacket ensures a tasering to the face
By Evan Blass 
posted November 2nd 2007 12:26PM
posted November 2nd 2007 12:26PM
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Hey Mike,
You're a douchebag (and possibly a Nazi). The guy did nothing to 'deserve' being tazered aside from asking a question of John Kerry after being called on. Mr. Kerry was in the process of answering the question and strangely continued to answer even as this man was being brutally taken away. This is a free country and the guy had a right to ask Kerry about his membership in Skull & Bones (a strange secret society at Yale that many of our so-called leaders have been initiated into). WTF is wrong with you that you think his asking a question somehow made him deserving of being Tazered? I never even heard the cops/security ask him to leave, nor John Kerry for that matter. If your not willing to stand up for the rights of others, even when you don't agree with them, you don't deserve the rights yourself.
Wow. Member's Only. You're dating yourself, eh? :-)
Guess I am, too, by making the remark.
Gian
Dated? Doesn't Ando from Heroes where one all the time. I think Member Only is making a come back.
I AM THE LAW!
Don't tase me, bro!
damnit, you beat me to it.
You mean to say "Can't tase me, bro!"
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.
-* Nods and unlimbers his 'silent guardian'® neural agonizer.. *-
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.
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.
Wear Kevlar underneath this, you will look like a blow-fish sure.... but you will be invincible!
Right up until the point where they shoot you in the face...
because nobody ever died from a taser right?
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!
Or diplomacy.
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"
I think they should get that "Don't taser me bro!" kid to market and test this.
Sex offenders rejoice!!!!
This thing is never going to sell without some marketing behind it... "The NIKE SHOCK-BLOCK" "FUBU TASERILLA" "RBK Oh No You Dih Int"
Tru dat, but it also needs a USB port so it can charge my phone, BT headset, and iPod during my home invasions!
Just go back to regular guns. A bullet in the leg should do the trick.
They do not shoot for the leg typically, always center mass.
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)
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.
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!!
I bet Static Shock is pissed!
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?
It would be more useful on a college campus, where the campus police/security typically don't carry firearms. (IME, at least.)
at university of central arkansas the campus pd have m16s... or ar 15 whatever
Still, I love the "bring it on, coppers!" look on that guy's face.
I agree. I love the smug wink and smile he's giving.
Ha! I didn't notice. That's got Sears catalogue written all over it.
Or ask for our ShockBlok II, with the zip-in Kevlar liner!
haha!! member's only... now THATS making a fashion statement!!!
Bet the "Dont tase me bro" guy wishes he had one of these...
Considering what happened in Vancouver a few weeks ago, I'd hardly call the taser a "non-lethal" weapon!
Considering what happened in Vancouver a few weeks ago, I'd hardly call the taser a "non-lethal" weapon!
Love the headline *golf clap* :)
in the FACE.
Maybe if they had this the police wouldn't have brutally murdered innocent people.
They didn't. You must be a criminal to see it that way.
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.
Except British Columbia is in Canada
You didn't read the article, sigh
I didn't ... but I damn sure thought you meant Before Christ ... cause America and Canada didn't click / clique.
Wow. That's very admirable. An inventor seeking to help criminals thwart the law.
Back to just shooting them
"...ensures a tasering to the face"...Or the jock.
It worked for Rodney King...oh wait...
I f'ing lol'd at the title.