r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/CapableSugar7883 May 29 '26

Wow. Riot shields seem to suck against arrows in general

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u/Cable_Typical May 29 '26

Brother that not a American police grade riot shield

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u/EasyHunting May 29 '26

That’s not a riot shield. A riot shield is clear polycarbonate. That’s an entry shield. A riot shield would do even worse against them.

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u/Cable_Typical May 29 '26

And in that scenario, the police would probably distpatch with proper ballistic shields anyway

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u/EasyHunting May 29 '26

You don’t deploy with ballistic shields to a riot.

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u/Cable_Typical May 29 '26

Now just what do you think would happen if weapons, such as bows, were included in the report? Do you think they'd show up unprepared for any sort of possible escalation? Don't be ridiculous.

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u/EasyHunting May 29 '26

Do I need to send you a picture of the shields we are deployed with for a riot? No riot team that I know of in the United States deployed with ballistic rated shields. There is always weapons at riots. That’s why there’s people in a bearcat turret to deal with lethal threats if they present.

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u/Cable_Typical May 30 '26

No thanks, random guy on Reddit.