police issued with low quality pants that split when they try to arrest people

[Liam]

Victoria Police officers' pants splitting due to poor quality, union says
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-11/police-plants-splitting-due-to-poor-quality,-union-says/9140920

[AtomicSans]

thanks newer smurfy

[SIRIUS]

That's hot

[brushtool]

it's a feature

[Propane Addict]

It allows for more flexibility.

[SIRIUS]

It boosts morale

[JuicyJuice]

"I can rip these pants!"

"You can't rip those pants."

*shred*

I bet criminals wish the quality applied to the handcuffs. guess it won't matter though, cops will be stopped by the fact their pants have ripped. Speaking of which, what the hell even said for the pants to be so shitty in the first place? I did read the article but never figured out why they'd be so weak... shit manufacturers I would gather.

[PandaJuggernaut]

5.11's are like 40$ really guys y'all couldn't spend that much on your police force really?

[SKS]

At first I read this as some way for them to know when their officers had got in a fight, if they were trying to hide it or something.

Giving officers substandard gear is kinda woeful to be honest. If we're gonna have people risking their lives they should at the very least have equipment that isn't going to make their dick flop out.