To me, the really funny part of this is right now some defense contractor is doing the numbers on how such a thing could be made. How would you like to be on the R and D team for this? So if this thing is a ballistic helmet of sorts, it will have to have a chin strap won’t it? The big money will be making the pad upgrade kit and the NVG mount. lol. –Matt
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The restriction is frustrating for Sikh officers, says Kashmira Singh Mann.
Sikh police want ballistic turban
2009/05/08
Sikh police want bulletproof turbans to be developed so they can serve as firearms officers and deal with public order, a newly-formed body says.
The British Sikh Police Association says Sikh officers cannot currently do such jobs, as their religion prohibits removing turbans to wear helmets.
But the organisation’s chairman says he now intends to push for more research on suitable ballistic turban material.
The Home Office said each force needed to ensure religions were accommodated.
The British Sikh Police Association, set up last month to give Sikh officers across the UK an “officially recognised voice”, said it wanted its members to play a full role in the police.
‘Frustration’
Sgt Kashmira Singh Mann, chairman of the association, told the BBC News website bulletproof turbans would allow such officers to abide by religious traditions as well as participate in all areas of the police service.
“We are looking at the issue because it stops Sikh officers serving in all roles,” said the Thames Valley Police officer who is based in Slough, Berkshire.
