07 May 2009
Although body armour would stop the bullet itself, officers have been warned that the impact could force the underwiring in products like Wonderbras into their bodies.
Julia Roper-Smith, the Sergeants' National Police Women's representative of the Police Federation, gave the warning in the organisation's magazine, called Police.
Miss Roper-Smith, of Derbyshire Police, wrote: "There is no such thing as a bullet proof bra.
"Body armour has to be close fitting and you should wear a bra that does not contain metal objects.
"You should not wear underwired bras as the metal can be driven into the skin causing more damage."
The Home Office has also issued official guidance on what underwear to wear for duty.
The memo reads: "The Home Office Scientific Development Branch have always advised officers that body armour should be close fitting to the body and hard objects such as metal buttons, press studs, badges and the like should never be placed beneath body armour.
"If this advice is followed there should be no need for female officers to wear specially padded protection at the bust area as the trauma protection provided by body armour certified to HOSDB standards is sufficient to prevent serious injury - although the wearing of padded bras will not adversely affect the safety of the wearer providing they contain no metallic/plastic wiring."
"The problem only arises if an officer is shot; there should be little or no problems with any additional injury caused as a result of a knife attack as the risk of trauma injury is much greater will ballistic attack than knife attack."
Female police officers have been told not to wear underwired bras on duty.
SOURCE: GOOGLE
Subject: Female police officers told not to wear underwired bras on duty 
Thu May 21, 2009 9:40 am
