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Chapel Hill, N.C. — Chapel Hill police are getting new body armor, often popularly referred to as bulletproof vests.
The City Council decided Monday night to combine $10,000 of the town's money with a federal grant for more than $10,000 to purchase the vests.
The body armor costs about $500 apiece. Such armor can stop some bullets, though it is not invulnerable to all firearm rounds.
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January 15, 2009 3:34 p.m.
Hey, we all know that Chapel Hill PD should not be armed. Just read the news and every day in America you will see a LE officer involved in some type of gun related crime. Plus guns cannot solve problems and they just escalate violent situations. Chapel Hill needs to lead the way in disarming their police department. It only makes common sense, when you consider the whole anti-gun argument. Chapel Hill is totally unsafe as long as any guns are inside of its city limits.
January 13, 2009 3:08 p.m.
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January 13, 2009 1:36 p.m.
In my town we banned matches and cigarette lighters and arson has stopped completely! The only bad part it is really tough to light my grill and fireplace, but hey we all have to make sacrifices for our true socialist’s beliefs. Next up is eating utensils, no more spoons, forks, or knives. Something must be done to stop obesity!
Oh for the guy above who questions what business is it for the public to know this information. First the “public” is paying for them. Second Chapel Hill Police Officer’s are “public servants”. But hey Hitler and Stalin would agree with you all the way, whose business is it for the “public” to know anything about their own government. Lets lock down town hall, no more "public" allowed inside.
January 13, 2009 12:56 p.m.