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We must recognize there are haters out there — prepare yourself to prevail in all encounters with them
Too many officers are fighting the battle to classify their injuries as injured on duty (IOD), and a national dialogue needs to be started on this topic to establish universal guidelines and criteria
A well-constructed vest is made to minimize this blunt trauma by being stiff enough to resist deformation and to effectively spread the pressure laterally along the vest instead of into one particular spot on the vest