That comes to $500/vest, which is really cheap compared to the loss of an officer. (Figure training, benefits, etc.).
Only downside is it will make 'em go for the head shot.... :nometalk:
The head is a lot tougher shot to land successfully, so that is an upside.
The statistics differences are striking(not intended as a pun).
Head vs. body shots from 3 to 21 ft by group.
Distance 3 9 15 21
Rounds fired 3 3 3 3
Head target Rounds hit % Rounds hit % Rounds hit % Rounds hit %
Expert 0.64 (l.21) 21.29 0.18 (0.60) 6.02 0.17 (0.51) 5.14 0.11 (0.31) 3.61
Intermediate 1.70 (1.42) 56.81 0.82 (1.05) 27.23 0.35 (0.66) 11.74 0.18 (0.46) 6.10
Novice 1.72 (1.35) 57.35 0.71 (1.02) 23.66 0.29 (0.54) 9.68 0.17 (0.48) 5.73
Body target Rounds hit % Rounds hit % Rounds hit % Rounds hit %
Expert 2.33 (1.22) 77.91 2.52 (0.87) 83.94 2.05 (0.97) 68.27 1.55 (1.00) 51.81
Intermediate 1.18 (1.45) 39.44 1.65 (1.29) 54.93 1.75 (1.17) 58.22 1.72 (0.97) 57.28
Novice 1.09 (1.36) 36.20 1.61 (1.24) 53.76 1.45 (1.04) 48.39 1.10 (0.89) 36.56
http://www.forcescience.org/articles/naiveshooter.pdf