How Bad Is It In Britain?

I've posted quite a lot about the various bits of insanity over in Britain for some time now. The deplorable conditions of the National "Health" Service is one regular topic. Insane bureaucracy and demented law enforcement priorities are other pretty common things to post about. But this is flat-out shocking. I had no idea just how bad it has gotten over there until I read this. Parents are paying a company to provide their children with school uniforms. Not exactly shocking you say? Would it make a difference if you knew that the school uniforms were, in fact, body armor for the kids?

Parents are sending children to school in stab-proof uniforms to guard against knife crime, it has emerged.

They are paying a firm which makes body armour to line blazers and jumpers with a stab-resistant material called Kevlar.

The precautions are aimed at protecting pupils from knife attacks as street crime spills over into schools.

A wave of stabbings involving teenagers includes the killing of promising footballer Kiyan Prince, who was knifed just yards from his school gates in north London.

Kevlar is a synthetic fibre that can be spun into fabric five times stronger than steel and is used in armoured vests worn by British troops in Iraq.

Essex-based firm BladeRunner produces clothing lined with the material for police and security guards.

But inquiries from parents have now prompted it to modfify school uniforms.

Barry Samms, one of the firm's directors, said the company initially produced stab-proof hooded tops that were bought by teenagers.

It was then asked by parents about the possibility of strengthening school uniforms with Kevlar.

The firm now offers to line blazers and jumpers with the material if pupils send in their uniforms.

Kids need body armor to go to school safely. Remember that Britain has draconian gun laws that keep firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens. It hasn't exactly made it any safer, has it? In fact, it would appear that the opposite has happened. I had no idea it had gotten this bad.