Parents buying body armour for Children!

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Can you believe this?" Parent buying protective vests for kids Parents worried by spate of teenage stabbings WORRIED parents are buying protective vests for their children following a string of fatal stabbings in Britain, a local newspaper reports. VestGuard UK, which supplies stab- and bullet-proof vests to government agencies around the world, said it had received more than 100 from parents in London alone, compared with about one or two inquiries from parents across the entire country in previous years, the Daily Mail said. About 60 vests, which cost between £200 ($488) and £425 ($1037) each, have been ordered. The surge in the interest in stab-proof vests follows fatal knifings in Britain, notably those of teenagers Adam Regis, and Kodjo Yenga, both in London in the past two weeks. "They (parents) are concerned by what is happening on the streets - the level of violence," Shaun Ward, VestGuard UK's sales director, was quoted as saying by the Mail. "We have been making really small vests that have a 28-inch (71-centimeter) chest and weigh 800 grams. The children have been mostly boys, but there are a few girls,'' he said."A 13-year-old girl has been our youngest customer but most are about 15 or 16."The vests sold by VestGuard UK are slightly softer and more flexible than comparable versions worn by police, but have been tested extensively and the company claims they can withstand a shot from a crossbow."Adelaide Advertiser, March 28