Posted on 08/16/2020 1:11:15 PM PDT by blam
As we continue to move one day closer to the lawless dystopian war zone that Bill De Blasio envisions for New York City, bullet proof vest sales are skyrocketing.
Fed up with the litany of shootings and spikes in crime in the city since the Mayors cries to defund the police, citizens are now starting to take matters into their own hands. One midtown dealer says that sales of body armor are up 80% over 2019 due to the ongoing unrest in the city, according to the NY Post. Most buyers are from the Bronx and Brooklyn, where sales have skyrocketed.
That dealer, Brad Pedell, told the Post: You wouldnt believe the people who call up and say, Im scared.
At the same time, citizens are becoming more standoffish private about their buying habits. One customer, when asked about why she was buying a bulletproof vest, simply responded: I am a private citizen and I keep a low profile. Another customer, from Queens, also declined to discuss why he was buying vests.
Pedell said many of his customers fear being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Even celebrities are taking their safety seriously. The Amazin Kreskin, who is an illusionist that formerly appeared off-broadway, bought himself a high-priced, well-designed vest last year and said he would now wear it on trips to New York City. I love the city, but you can no longer feel at home and comfortable with a degree of safety, Kreskin commented.
He continued: What really hits home is look at all the innocent children who have been shot. Right now I would not feel comfortable living in New York City.
Retired NYPD police sergeant Joe Giacalone told the Post: People are scared.
He concluded: Guns are flying off the shelves and now bullet-resistant vests. Bring back cast iron tubs. Thats where mothers used to put their kids to sleep to deflect the bullets.
How do they protect against a leg/groin shot aimed at the femoral artery? A shoulder shot aimed at the brachial plexus/artery? A head shot?
Who thinks these thugs limit themselves as to targets?
And some anorexic elitist is going to carry extra layers of armor plating?
Spending money will not solve their problem.
Or save you from a shot in other critical areas like face and groin.
Body Body Head is how I was taught.
MMA fight in backyard draws hundreds and ends in shooting in Southport
Upshot: 100 to 200 people at that property busily violating all kinds of WuFlu diktats, but the cops don't roll until shits are fired. Hmmm...
Meanwhile, per this next article...
Coronavirus in NY: 6 deaths statewide; total testing surpasses 7 million
...police are allowing themselves to be used to harass over 1,000 bars, restaurants, other businesses. And that was just on Saturday.
No wonder taxpayers are fleeing both the city and the state.
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