[MikeSteelBe]

” What was he doing with a vest in the first place?”

I heard a report on the radio that said they found it rummaging in some dumped trash. I think they said it was an old Vietnam era flak jacket.

Those had a zipper in the front that I believe a bullet could get through, even if zipped.

[ColdOne]

Thank you for that info.

[Eagle Forgotten]

I heard a report on the radio that said they found it rummaging in some dumped trash. I think they said it was an old Vietnam era flak jacket.

Yikes!

If they found it in the trash, they couldn't be confident what the heck it was: bullet-proof vest in good condition, bullet-proof vest discarded because the lining was worn out and no longer effective, or flak jacket that even in mint condition wouldn't have stopped a bullet fired at close range.

I wouldn't have thought it possible, but your information adds a level of stupidity to their conduct.