Peregrine

In the UK, some parents are buying body armour for their children. This seems to be mostly into response to a couple of recent murders of London teenagers.

I can understand parents wanting to protect their children. Security isn’t always about the actual security. Sometimes, the perception of security is more important than the value of the actual security itself. In this case, parents have a greater peace of mind so they feel more secure.

But what about the children? Do you think that they might be a bit more emboldened knowing they have the armour on? In that case, such children are actually at a much greater risk then they were before. Do you think some would take it off as soon as Mom & Dad are out of sight? After all, many kids have done the same with their clothing.

P.S. If the story was about body armor in the U.S., I would have spelt armour differently.