The paramilitary face of a policewoman armed................
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The paramilitary face of a policewoman armed with revolver, taser, flack jacket and nine other pieces of equipment
This is the staggering amount of equipment worn by a female police officer during the arrests of 12 people over the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones.
The dawn raids in Croxteth, Liverpool, where Rhys was killed last August, were a major development in the investigation.
And Merseyside police officers were certainly dressed for the part.
The female officer taking part in police raids to arrest suspects in connection with the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones yesterday has a staggering 12 pieces of equipment
The kit on this female officer is a million miles from the simplicity of an officer's outfit just 20 years ago.
And it is a far cry from when bobbies on the beat first took to the streets with little else to hand than their helmet and a baton.
The officer has no less than 12 different pieces of equipment, either attached to her belt or to her protective vest.
About the only one a policeman from a few decades ago might recognise is the gun in a pouch on her hip and the pair of handcuffs.
She has not one but two radios - one for general use and another to sound the alert about any firearms incidents.
In case that avenue of communication is not enough, she also has her mobile phone clipped to her chest.
The bright yellow shape on her front is a 50,000 volt stun gun, accompanied by a set of cartridges.
Until last summer, tasers were only carried by firearms officers and could only be used against someone carrying a weapon.
But the Home Office has now widened the rules, meaning they can be used by other specially-trained officers if they are faced with violence and threats.
Sitting on the lip of the 'police' branding on her jacket is the radio speaker, with an ear piece velcroed onto her shoulder strap just to its right.
The protective vest even has a 'carabina' - a climbing clip - hooked up behind the officer's mobile phone.
And in case there is anything else that cannot be attached to the jacket, there is a pouch on the back.
Presumably there is also the obligatory notebook and pen hidden somewhere about her person.
The officer was one of many on the streets of Croxteth yesterday morning for the dramatic early morning raids.
They arrested 12 people in total over Rhys' murder eight months ago.
The 11-year-old was shot on August 22 by a hoodie on a BMX as he returned home from football practice and bled to death in a pub car park.
The prime suspect, a youth aged 17, was one of the group taken in for questioning yesterday.
Armed officers kicked down the door to his house before taking him away in handcuffs.
Source: Daily Mail UK, Apr. 16, 2008
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the equipment alone will save her from a shotgun shot.. dunid the protection vest.. lol..
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by the time she finds the correct radio set...almost any emergency will be over...
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Originally posted by purpledragon84:
the equipment alone will save her from a shotgun shot.. dunid the protection vest.. lol..
nono...the protection vest is not for her...its for her equipment...can also act as equipment hanger mah...carabina in case she got a cap/helmet need to hang...
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i see her face i can see macham NSF doing guard duty the face like that.. "why must wear sbo helmet rifle in the middle of the night 2am go prowl..." lolol.. gif the bing chao chao look lolol..
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The "protective" vest sure leaves a lot exposed for body armour.
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she looked like a demure christmas tree to me. LOL......
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Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:
The "protective" vest sure leaves a lot exposed for body armour.
She hasn't heard of Dragonskin. -
I believe the vest while bullet resistant was meant more for stabbings.