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New Polizei armor looks really dumb
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Harken Raiser
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I don't know, I think they kind of look like samurai.
univariate
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Reminds me of Space Balls Darth Helmet.
Lol This made me laugh so hard.
Nah, German SWAT (which is activated when there is a shooter situation) looks like this:
Regular police only puts on vests when there is a shooter
The guys in the OP look like bavarian riot police
iamaustrian
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ridiculous
Please tell me these are from the german polizei and not from ours.
otherwise the constant laughing will interrupt my rioting in the streets badly
Please tell me these are from the german polizei and not from ours.
otherwise the constant laughing will interrupt my rioting in the streets badly
Nah, German SWAT (which is activated when there is a shooter situation) looks like this:
Regular police only puts on vests when there is a shooter
Maybe the image in the OP is displaying a supplement to the vests for that incident?
Dunno how it is in Bavaria (i live in northern germany) but regular police usually wear their uniform and put on vests when there is a active situation it looks like this:
The overalls the guys in the OP are wearing usually are only used by riot police (atleast here in hamburg).
Always-honest
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They look like Goombas.
But better safe than sorry.
But better safe than sorry.
Huevos de Oro
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The guy on the left's junk is getting severely strangled in that pic.Nah, German SWAT (which is activated when there is a shooter situation) looks like this:
Regular police only puts on vests when there is a shooter
The guys in the OP look like bavarian riot police
Dictator93
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Jokes on you, that is a woman.
neogaffer1
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the shoulders are too high up imho. makes it look like they have no necks.
iamaustrian
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cameltoe'd
Ayato Kanzaki
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If they decided to go all-out on protection, why the hell is the face completely uncovered?
Seems like a bad design to me. To heavy for casual wear, and unprotected face for violent situations.
Seems like a bad design to me. To heavy for casual wear, and unprotected face for violent situations.
i don't think looks matter all that much.
As another poster has pointed out - if this is some kind of bullet / stab proof "poncho" that is one-size-fits-all and put on within seconds because it's fastened with velcro straps, that sounds extremely practical and efficient to me.
this is clearly not riot or swat gear
As another poster has pointed out - if this is some kind of bullet / stab proof "poncho" that is one-size-fits-all and put on within seconds because it's fastened with velcro straps, that sounds extremely practical and efficient to me.
this is clearly not riot or swat gear
), but they should have copied the armors from their neighbours that make riot police look like Robocop. I'm sure some of our policemen are wearing them just for the swag. ^^
Filthy Rebelscum! Surrender to Imperator Seehofer, Resistance is futile!
My policeforce can beat up your policeforce!
The UK's equivalent:
Looks a bit scary. No one knew they existed really until after Paris.
(I especially like, 'multi-function watch')
Source (brace for sensationalist bollocks): http://www.thesun.co. uk/sol/homepa...of-policing-in-terror-threatened-Britain.html
Diz is how you do it..
My policeforce can beat up your policeforce!
ehretreue.m.h
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Literally just covered this in my army class on Monday.
DarkArterialGore
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It would look cooler on a taller man like Ray Stevenson in The PUNISHER: Warzone movie...
way more
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Nah, German SWAT (which is activated when there is a shooter situation) looks like this:
Regular police only puts on vests when there is a shooter
The guys in the OP look like bavarian riot police
So agressive and intimidating. Even in a active shooter situation should law enforcement really dress in such a provocative way? I'm concerned that it might make the belligerents of the opposite side want to engage in confrontation instead of negotiation.
A Fish Aficionado
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At least they aren't the crack LAPD team of shoot first, cover up the incident later.
d00d3n
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The armor makes people look like turtles. How do you arrest people that laugh in your face?
IdreamofHIME
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LeadenStride
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How do you know that?
Diz is how you do it..
Is that like a low-tier Swedish cop? Not very impressive. I thought this was the standard over there -
Vigilant Walrus
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Danish Frogmen got that Metal-Gear-Shinkawa look.
Taiwans army uniform - They look super cool, but isn't their field of vision totally compromised? I would imagine you would have a lot less visible FOV.
Secondly- Isn't their breathing restricted with these masks? I wear a mouthpiece and that is enough to make me gassed. I can't imagine running with heavy gear, weapon, and then a iron cast mask that restricts airflow to nose and mouth.
Taiwans army uniform - They look super cool, but isn't their field of vision totally compromised? I would imagine you would have a lot less visible FOV.
Secondly- Isn't their breathing restricted with these masks? I wear a mouthpiece and that is enough to make me gassed. I can't imagine running with heavy gear, weapon, and then a iron cast mask that restricts airflow to nose and mouth.
This is what Greater Manchester armed police look like:
Obviously normal officers don't carry firearms.
Not sure about those finger nails with police work.
These masks are the dumbest thing. You'd have to be whipping your head around like a damn bird in order to have control of your surroundings. I'd rather have the dorky German helmet.
The Libertine
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Reminds me of Space Balls Darth Helmet.
This was the first thing I thought of when I saw this too.
ValkyrUser
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Hah, I knew this would be here.
old manatee
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They look ridiculous, but I'll bet you could take on a bunch of unemployed people in a suit like that.
Expected something better from Bavaria.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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This thread has delivered.
I've made a huge mistake.
DistortionOfReality
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Looks perfectly functional to me. They're wearing soft body armor underneath the "poncho" and it looks like the helmet has notches for putting on a plexiglass face shield. Should work great as riot gear, you're dealing things like rocks any bottles in those cases, not bullets. The ear flaps mighty even give you better protection against something like a molotov than a normal helmet because it would keep the flames away from your face like and umbrella, same thing for glass fragments.
The goofy look isn't bad either if you subscribe to the school of riot control that emphasises humanising the police to avoid escalations. Much better in that respect than the "literal-enemies-from-CoD" look a lot of police forces seem to gravitate towards these days.
The goofy look isn't bad either if you subscribe to the school of riot control that emphasises humanising the police to avoid escalations. Much better in that respect than the "literal-enemies-from-CoD" look a lot of police forces seem to gravitate towards these days.
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