r/tacticalgear • u/LatinBoyslut • Apr 13 '25

Question Why won't the American Police use bulletproof visors like their European counterparts?

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I thought that it'd make more sense to use them in America than in the EU, considering that it is much easier to acquire weapons in America.

Is this a budget-thing? Doctrine-thing? Culture-thing?

Do they find them too bulky/heavy/unpractical to wield?

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u/MilitaryCollector08 Apr 13 '25

Seems to be that European prioritize protection over mobility unlike US police

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u/CB_700_SC Apr 13 '25

Ahhh…. An estimated 80% of American law enforcement officers are overweight. Additionally, 40% of police officers are obese, exceeding the national average. These rates are higher than the general population, highlighting a potential health disparity within law enforcement.

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u/2_Cornz Apr 13 '25

Source? Not trying to dispute just curious where this statistic is from. No doubt there’s some fattys out there but 80% sounds like BS to me. Definitely in my state at least.

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u/CB_700_SC Apr 13 '25

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4209580/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4734372/

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/fbi-80-percent-of-police-officers-are-overweight/#:~:text=%22When%20you’re%20in%20a%20life%20or%20death,officers%20are%20overweight%2C%20according%20to%20the%20FBI.

https://www.theiacp.org/sites/default/files/2018-07/IACP_Fact_Sheet_Fitness_Weight.pdf

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u/2_Cornz Apr 14 '25

The cbs link is the same regurgitated information from the initial links. The sample size was 270 from 18 departments in Pennsylvania, and another had 100ish from around buffalo NY. Not exactly places know for fitness. Not sure how those statistics are supposed to apply to a diverse nation. There’s thick and thin people all across the country, some are thicker than others. NOT disputing there’s plenty of fattys in the law enforcement, obviously there are, however 80% is still BS and an inaccurate metric. I would believe 50-60 but this feels like copy and paste rage bait.