This week there is a lot of talk on the intertoobs about the magical "bullet-proof bra" being issued to German policewomen. "That's cool!" the internet responded, like the drooling sheep we are, immediately followed by "Hey, but, what about the rest of the woman?"

The term, of course, is a misnomer. The "bullet-proof bra" is a cotton or poly bra that is padded and designed to be worn under bullet-proof vests and jackets. It's actually better than a bullet-proof bra, in my opinion. The woman who developed the bra, Carmen Kibat, says that

"The impact of a bullet can push the metal and plastic bits of the bra
into an officer's body, causing serious injury," said Carmen Kibat, an
adviser on equal opportunities for the Hamburg-based Bundespolizei -
Germany's federal police force.

I didn't even realize that this was an issue! My laughably inferior knowledge about policework and ballistics is limited to movies and old episodes of CSI. All I know is that Marty McFly time travelled sucessfully, so Doc Brown got knocked out, but got up again thanks to his bullet-proof vest. It's great if a vest saves you, but that would be no fun to deal with the fallout of bruises and cuts.

After two months of test, the German police have decided to issue these bras, three per officer, and they are optional. I was wondering what ordinary civilians think about this?

Nessa jokingly responds:

In this day and age, it sounds like a good idea for us regular citizens
too. If there ever was a shootout and I happen to be in the area, I
don't know about the rest of my body but at least I know my boobs will
make it through without a scratch... hehehe.

Denigris says:

It makes me wonder when bullet proof bunhuggers will be available for that (ahem) special part of the male anatomy.

Additionally, I am probably not the only one who is seeing the bad black market fetishwear potential here. Or maybe I am, I dunno. Somewhere, someone is going to find this sexy, I'm sure. Now we just have to find a way to keep our bras from acting as lighting rods and killing us.

SJ also writes at I, Asshole, inbetween constantly watching Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.