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You cannot imagine how much it genuinely upsets me when I hear again and again that yet another security professional has purchased a used body armour . But please be honest with me, would you buy a used parachute that you didn’t know the history of, strap it onto your back, jump out of a plane and hope for the best? The fact of the matter is that a used body armour could have been stored inappropriately, it could have been ill-treated, or it could have simply passed its shelf life – meaning the raw materials being used have started to degrade. Never mind the fact that the previous owner might have suffered from an assault wearing the very same body armour, leaving the body armour structural damaged (often invisible to the human eye). Any of these issues could potentially lead to a major performance loss and can subsequently lead to the defeat of such body armour, which could subsequently lead to the loss of your life. The English saying ‘better safe than sorry’ makes more sens

This article is about my attempt to highlight the clear misconception that 'KNIFE injuries' automatically means 'STAB injuries', where in most cases most knife attacks in fact resulted in 'SLASH injuries'. This is of great significance, especially to those fighting knife crime and engaging with the threats we have recently seen in London and many other cities around the world. Let me start with one question: Why are so many terrorists and criminals turning to edged weapon? The U.S. publication ‘Law Enforcement Today’ published an article on 02 October 2019, titled: ‘FBI: More people killed with knives, hammers, clubs and even feet than rifles in 2018’. The FBI is making very clear that edged weapon represents a greater danger today than firearms. Over recent years we can clearly see a massive rise in the most violent type of knife attacks in countries around the world. In 2018, a prisoner on a day holiday stabbed two police officers, 14 people have reporte