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Body armor does it's job well against the majority of threats it's designed to safegaurd against. People have the misconception that bullet proof vests can stop any bullet. It can't. As others have mentioned in this thread, the velocity of the projectile is also a determining factor of the effectiveness of body armor. Police wear vests designed to stop relatively low velocity handgun projectiles. That body armor is designed to be wearable, ie thin and comfortable so police officers will actually wear them every day, and with that comes the trade off that it is ineffective at stopping projectiles fired at greater than handgun velocities.
That article is a joke, but the sad thing is they believe that only the good guys wear body armor. Confronted with facts and common sense, the media is easily outed and made to look foolish. Their agenda and unfortunately more and more law enforcement officials agendas are completely transparent. Don't even get me started on Arnold and 60 Minutes and Ronnie Barrett and the LAPD. I just wish every firearms company responded as Mr. Barrett has when our rights are assaulted under the guise of protecting us.
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