Comments on: Stab proof vests and PCSO’s

By: LW

LW — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:43:31 +0000

I work for West Mids Police and I’m disgusted that STILL PCSO’s haven’t been issued with stab vest, I’ve been deployed to self harm situations – I didn’t know the circumstances, I could of got stabbed?! It is a sad state of affairs, something needs to be done.

West Mids Police is the 2nd biggest force the country and WE ARE one of TWO OR THREE forces that DO NOT have stab vest! It speaks for itself.

TOM WATSON, MP, Please can you help get the ball rolling?

By: Anon from Canada

Anon from Canada — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:11:23 +0000

Keep up the good work in trying to get all Police Forces in England and Wales to provide their PCSOs with stab vests.

Maybe the HSE should look into the Police forces that do not provide their PCSOs with stab vests.

By: Stab proof vests for PCSO’s « Councillor Mike Flower

Stab proof vests for PCSO’s « Councillor Mike Flower — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:00:41 +0000

[...] MPs and Officers have highlighted this issue here http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=1239 and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5253778.stm [...]

By: David Shaw

David Shaw — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:14:33 +0000

I have noticed that the British police wear their stab proof vest on the outside of their shirts. The vest is normally black and the shirt white.
It seems fairly easy for an attacker to hit the police officer on an unprotected part of the body.
On the American televison progammes of real police the officers seem to wear their bullet proof or stab proof vest under a shirt.
This would seem to me to be less vulnerable to attack i.e. it is harder to see the parts of the torso that are unprotected.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 28 May 2007 20:41:45 +0000

Anything you can do to better protect west mids PCSO’s is appreciated.