Is the Next Big Thing Body Armor at a Baby Gap Near You?
British parents seem increasingly worried about the possibility that their children may be victims of violent crime. So worried that some have taken to ordering and outfitting their kids with body armor – you know the type of protection that was lacking for many American soldiers in Iraq.
“Firearm deaths”, as the British call gun violence, is remarkably low there. The numbers did not break 100 in either 2002 or 2003 – that number is equaled in American cities like Philadelphia in about three months. And oddly enough gun violence has actually decreased in London since last year. Yet, it is the perception of danger, perhaps more than the actual risks that drive behavior.
If Americans had the same reaction to gun violence as the Brits, then “Baby Armor” would not seem as far fetched as it might right now.
Here is the story from the UK.