4 and 3 and 2 and 1-- what up-- and when I'm on the mic the sucka's run . . . just like Walter Scott tried to do
The latest officer-"involved" shooting in Charleston raises questions about whether a fashion change might actually help save lives.
Of course, we start with the assumption that running from the cops isn't the best idea; that could of course be coupled with another heuristic that shooting someone in the back-- who is retreating or running AWAY from you-- constitutes murder.
But what if we gave up the saggin' pants (and also suits and other normal clothes) and started wearing kevlar vests with helments-- maybe a little lower abdomen body armor to protect the intestines and nads. While it might not LOOK so cool or tough, such "fashion" could have stopped most, it not all of the bullets the struck Walter Scott.
I mean how coo . . . ., errr, protected-lookin' is this guy?! (still needs the groin accessory)
You can even get one for your pet!
There cold be an entire cottage industry just waiting to spring up. You could probably even weave kevlar into some trousers (shout out to my UK peeps!). If you could get some of those bruthas I see with pants just about to fall down to pull them up, my kevlar Sean Johns could totally look hella cool and also save lives.
Of course, it would set you back a cool $300- $500 for such a survival, I mean, STYLE investment! Luckily, black goes with everything!
The latest officer-"involved" shooting in Charleston raises questions about whether a fashion change might actually help save lives.
Of course, we start with the assumption that running from the cops isn't the best idea; that could of course be coupled with another heuristic that shooting someone in the back-- who is retreating or running AWAY from you-- constitutes murder.
But what if we gave up the saggin' pants (and also suits and other normal clothes) and started wearing kevlar vests with helments-- maybe a little lower abdomen body armor to protect the intestines and nads. While it might not LOOK so cool or tough, such "fashion" could have stopped most, it not all of the bullets the struck Walter Scott.
I mean how coo . . . ., errr, protected-lookin' is this guy?! (still needs the groin accessory)
You can even get one for your pet!
There cold be an entire cottage industry just waiting to spring up. You could probably even weave kevlar into some trousers (shout out to my UK peeps!). If you could get some of those bruthas I see with pants just about to fall down to pull them up, my kevlar Sean Johns could totally look hella cool and also save lives.
Of course, it would set you back a cool $300- $500 for such a survival, I mean, STYLE investment! Luckily, black goes with everything!
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