Unlawful body armor charge?

**Carson** · September 6th, 2014, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by gnbrotz

*Would be*, but in this case, apparently, was NOT. Thus the "bogusness" of the charge, *in this case*.

How is it bogus ?

The statute doesn't say that the body armor has to stop a bullet during the commission of a crime or what danger it puts a victim in.

**gnbrotz** · September 7th, 2014, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by Carson

How is it bogus ?

The statute doesn't say that the body armor has to stop a bullet during the commission of a crime or what danger it puts a victim in.

I'm saying it's a nonsensical add-on charge, probably most often used solely as a bargaining chip.

I bet you'd be hard pressed to find an instance where a LEO who overstepped had the same charge slapped on them in addition to the primary charges, though given the language of the statute, it would clearly apply to them as well, whenever they were also committing a crime.

IMO, this is one of those charges that is far more likely to be overused/abused than to deter or increase a penalty in any meaningful way.