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Spot The Difference: Brazil's World Cup Security Edition
There are a few images that scream to mind when one thinks about Brazil - dazzling soccer footskills, illustrious dancing, and of course dark-skinned, scantily-clad females... but as The World Cup draws near for the soccer-savvy nation, there will be another image that will likely dominate the headlines...
Left: Gratuitous "Brazil" soccer-playing bikini-wearing woman
Middle: World Cup secuirty "Protective Equipment" that will be worn by Brazil's Major Events Police Battalion
Right: Robocop
As The National Interest reports,
Members of a special unit set up for the tournament and the 2016 Olympics in Rio have been given 200 sets of the 22lb “RoboCop” protective equipment, which is flame resistant to up to 427C.
It includes a helmet and vest that protects the back, chest and shoulders, plastic shin pads, a pepper spray mask and a belt for a.40 calibre pistol, stun gun, handcuffs and baton.
The Major Events Police Battalion, a branch of the military police, was formed in January this year in response to widespread public demonstrations during last year’s Confederations Cup.
That tournament was marred by ugly clashes between police and demonstrators as thousands protested against public spending on the World Cup. Rio de Janeiro will host seven games during the competition, including the final on July 13.
Jose Mariano Beltrame, the state secretary for security, cited “the need to give the military police specialized, efficient and intelligent instruments for patrolling, aimed at the preservation of public order in public places where there is the presence of a crowd of people gathered together”.
Lt. Col. Wagner Villares, the commander of the unit, which has 600 officers, said the equipment would protect officers from missiles such as a firecracker that killed Santiago Andrade, a photographer, earlier this year.
“The plastic uniform is resistant to knocks and blows,” he told news website Ultimo Segundo.
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Robocop, like most Hollywood movies, was a warning. Or, perhaps more succinctly, a confession.
Personally I think that bikini wearing Brazilian cops would have been more of a hit...
Anybody here mind getting their junk frisked by one of those babes?
I already spotted a weakness, kick on "its" side and run.
the bikini girl is hardly wearing any protective gear at all
and no one would even want to hurt her
brazil needs to re-think its event-police strategy
they have it totally backwards
"and no one would even want to hurt her"
Even if she screamed wildly "I SAID MAKE IT HURT!!!!!!!"
Caralho!
Um, actually, to the 96% of the world's population which is not American, the game is called Football....
Mmmmm. Am I the only one who smells a tire fire?
Ladyboy
Blackwater, Academi or Xi?
Very inflexible equipment to wear. Imagine trying to respond to a stampeding soccer match crowd. CRUSHED.
Kinda like a turtle. Get them on their back and find the meaty spots.
It's just a little cos-play, everyone. Calm down. They'll be back in short-shorts after the olimpics.
Like Lt Dangle?
http://www.thejayfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Season6_Dangle_0171_P...
"a confession."
Too funny man. Too funny.
ur country tis of thee...sweet land of slavery...of thee u sing...
"Newly leaked Marine Corps’ documents detail yet another military urban training center that more closely resembles a small U.S. town than a foreign combat zone. The document, entitled “Military Operations on Urban Terrain Collective Training Facility,” details the specifics of a mock 30-acre town located on Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Originally built in 1990, new additions to the facility, including a Baptist church, a police station and several farmhouses, have transformed the layout of the once “international” town.
According to the military whistleblower who provided the documents to Infowars, U.S. Marines at the facility have been tasked with training soldiers, law enforcement agencies and Homeland Security in skills such as fighting in wooded areas, urban patrolling, forcible entry and night fighting techniques. The facility is also being used to cross train foreign troops from the United Nations and NATO."
http://rinf.com/alt-news/latest-news/leaked-documents-reveal-marine-corp...
Dangerous lot those Baptists...
Farmers, church goers and local police, listen up.
Bitter clingers ...
Its ok, the locals know where the trip wires are ;-)
Interesting! This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase: "going brazilian"!
Is that a bloke?
I'm sure that's a bloke !;o(
Ain't much room for a tuck back in that bikini. I will fully admit that my experience with trannies is, ah, thin.
Air all the way up
These Olympics may never happen. Logistical nightmare riots, mayhem... who in their right mind would attend..?
Killer cops?
It's very slenderizing, does it come in light mauve?
Yes, an XXL in light mauve...
You'd look like a bowling ball.
the mask is depersonalize the policeman.
it's part of the japanese samurai armor.
and plastic my ass. that's carbon and near bulletproof.
How do you think it would stand up to a volley of molotovs?
Let's find out. It looks flammable. Actually - how about a volley of jokes, laughing and finger pointing? "Ahhhh, ha, ha, ha - what a jackass! You look like a moron in that get up. Where's the fucking holloween party! Bahhh, ha, ha, ha!! Hey check this dipshit out! To freakin' funny."
I would love to see that happen...
Unfortunately after baking in that kevlar reinforced carbon fibre epoxy toaster oven (and BLACK at that!) on Copacabana beach at 39 degrees C all day with sand irritating your sweaty body parts since this suit was designed for American city cops...
Well... consider yourself very lucky if you only get shot.
SPF 500.
Is it crossbow resistant?
"How do you think it would stand up to a volley of molotovs?"
The article says fire resistant to 427 F. I would bet the armour is specifically designed for molotovs.
EDIT: 427 degrees Celsius.
So the suit is unmarred, and the officer is a perfect medium rare..., pink throughout.
carbon != ceramic
and plastic my ass. that's carbon and near bulletproof.
It's plastic, just particularly tacti-cool plastic. Still, either way, nothing your favorite rifle round wouldn't zip right through.
I wonder how well it stands up to M855 5.56.
Maybe, but we here in Minnesota offer a different solution. 3 1/2" mag 12 gauge deer slug. I dont give a shit what you have for body armor. Velocity x mass = hit by a Mack truck at 1600mph is going to fuck you up whether it penatrates the armor or not
tThe 12 gauge Core-Lokt Ultra sabot bullet is a .50 caliber, 385 grain HP semi-spitzer. The catalog MV is 1900 fps and the 100 yard velocity is 1648 fps. The ME is given as 3086 ft. lbs. and the remaining energy at 100 yards is 2325 ft. lbs. The trajectory of that load looks like this: +1.8" at 50 yards, +2.4" at 100 yards, and +/- 0" at 150 yards.
That would definitely take a limb clean off. However, I think I still prefer a 30 round clip.
Robocop : 2014.
The Future is Now.
With all of that macho equipment, it's a wonder that they don't have an exaggerated cod piece.
The "Black Russian." No less will do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A55eWbiBI
Haha, a codpiece that shoots teargas streams from its protruberence
"resistent to knocks and blows" Hell, that's the reason I go to Brazil.
jb
that shit aint gonna stop nothin...
I always wondered how well police riot masks would handle against paintball rounds to the visor....
Are there oil based paintball pellets? Wouldn't want them to wash it off with water.
The most interesting aspect of the World Cup is the upcoming fight between FIFA boss Blatter and EUfA boss Platini who is also alleged to have helped obtain the investiture of the 2022 world cup for Qatar, which is now coming up to increasing criticism; specially fueled by Blatter's recent statement that this FIFA attribution is a MAJOR error, given Qatar's propensity to let its Indian workers die by droves in subhuman conditions on the work sites and given its schedule that obliges the teams to play in blazing summer.
He now points to his own vote for rival USA last year and says its the French and the Germans who pulled the rug from under his feet by voting for Qatar.
This about face by him, now bad mouthing the FIFA decision, a huge money machine he heads thanks to corporate and sovereign sponsors, of which Qatar is pre-eminent, now sounds like sour grapes given his ambition to get re-elected in 2015 as head man against rival Platini.
The sports world is now become NUMERO #1 in the business of Oligarchy crony scams.
THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE. Lance Armstrong et al have already shown that to the world.
There is no field of human endeavour where "greed is good" has not polluted all honest labor.
PS : Our ever present past French President, the inevitable Sarko, is now alleged to have invited Platini to a dinner with the Prince of Qatar at the ELysee palace where in all diplomatic terms that such a high flying meeting entails the Qatari leader made his hosts and UEFA boss an HONORAbLE offer he could not refuse.
It paid off dividends that Platini himself ironically says could not be solely attributed to the European voters of FIFA as they only count for 8 votes out of the 14 in all who voted subsequently for Qatar. There is something very fishy going on in the kingdom of FIFA !
Not to rain on your parade, but who gives a shit?!
It doesn't matter how well protected they are , those pigs will die of heat exaustion from all that queer gear .
It was hot enough here in LA. Ugh I've put on the AC.
Ok Brazil, that is related enough to climate to post this: Ben Davidson from Suspicious Observers gives a personal 20 minute overview of how the Fascists behind Agenda 21 and the attempt to take over control of the world through climate change laws is threatening the lives of the best climatologists in the world. It is pretty long but he is really upset that, and these are my words not his, "fascists similar to the Nazis during WWII," are using force to silence scientific discovery and knowledge to advance Agenda 21. He also explains that by doing so the people behind Agenda 21 really are running into tremendous backlash by the scientific community. His daily videos are great and they go onto the net every day at 6:30 Am EST. We are at the onset of an iceage according to the solar shutdown that has begun. And, I think it was in one of the videos of the last two days that he tells of a recent research project that has uncovered its continuous sequence for the last couple hundred thousands of years. By 2030 it is going to be very very cold. Although there will be swings up and down as the climate transitions. This year cold is ruling the average temperatures. He has the best daily weather report and blows away anything you can see on TV. I've been watching daily for the last two years.
I concur.... He has one of the best daily reports on weather, earthquakes and volcanos, etc. that I've found on the internets!
It's all cyclical and a reason for those Sun-blocking chemtrails.
Dammit q99! Off to your link for 30 minutes on climate debate and then find myself somehow on to the polar bear debate for another 30 minutes. Can we just get congress to write a law against any climate change, and then the problem will be solved?
That is what Michelle Obama wears to bed.
I didn't know they made those in Wookie sizes.
Drop the ball or there'll be.... trouble.
Fireproof? And that swimsuit is twice the size of the ones I saw.
Loved visiting Brazil. As soon as you are out of the cities you will see a whole different vibe, totally dude! Beach! Miles and miles of beach with no one but you and yours. Clean water, lush vegetation and great food prepared by mom and pop ( on the beach it would be surfer dude and his wife/clan ) and served up by the kids.
When we were getting on the bus to Montes Clares from the beach, Itacara, the bus driver took one look at us and told us we were on the wrong bus! Our daughter explained that we were indeed going to a city that tourists don't go to. She was there as an exchange student.
It is true that Brazil is a meat eaters paradise.
Why dehumanize the police? Mountains of evidence show that it is much easier to be violent toward faceless enemies. This actually encourages riots.
I suspect if you wanted to actually prevent / stop riots, hash oil would be superior to tear gas.
Thug cops and palace guards worldwide have agreed on one thing: anyone who's anyone in the Repression business is wearing Mugatu!
I went to Rio twice in 1970 as a screamin' seaman in Uncle's USN. It was fun back then. But I won't be going to the World Cup. I think there's gonna be some ugly shit happen.
Gotta like the women there though :)
Yes their Genes are outstanding, they look pretty good out of them as well.
Wank pause coming in 3, 2, 1...
"The Major Events Police Battalion, a branch of the military police [...]"
By way of clarification, this special police battalion is part of Brazil's "Policia Militar". The name originates from the days of military dictatorship when they were actually part of the military.
Since democracy took hold (ho-ho) the PM are not part of the military. They now report to the civilian State Governors. They are heavily involved in crime and drug dealing.
One thing I don't like about Brazilian women is their fondness for silicone. Not all obviously, but there is a view amongst a lot of BrazilIan women that silicone somehow makes them look better. I say, no, it's just not a turn on. It's a turn off actually especially when you get close. I say, natural wins hands down.
Silicone is old school. Today it is saline sacs. They stay soft and feel absolutely natural. Much safer as well.
"Young minds, fresh ideas." -Admiral James T. Kirk, USS Enterprise
Nonsense. Store-bought knockers are proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.
I'm not a religious man, but who am I to argue with Gods work, if fake boobs make a woman feel more desirable she will be more likely to want sex, win,win, situation for guys.
P:S the correct response to any woman who has fake boobs and asks your opinion is that you absolutely love them regardless of how badly they have been done....you won't get laid spouting of with the truth.
As long a one does not chip one's tooth I see no problem with them. If you've seen one, you've seen em both.
Tuco
You know, there is something horribly wrong when the police wear more armor than front line soldiers.
sorry double post.
You Bet, The TPTB KNOW their Enemy.
DO YOU KNOW YOURS???????
What is would take is a herd of stampeding bulls.
Yo momma! That is seriously hot. I'm off to Brazil!
"The article says fire resistant to 427 . I would bet the armour is specifically designed for molotovs."
Let's think about this for a second. If heat can't get into the suit to burn you, wouldn't it also be true that heat can't escape the suit? You either get cooked by fire or you get cooked from wearing the suit. Pick your poison. Think of it like wearing your winter clothes in summer then trying to run up a hill. Your own body heat will bring you down.
Interesting point. I can imagine a new tactics where the protestors are pointing mirrors to the sun at the cops dressed in tacti-cool riot gear.
I was trying to collect my thoughts to write a reply but the Brazilian babe with the ball keeps distracting me, damn Brazilians and their psychological defenses.I suspect terrorists, especially if they are Islamic might venture over to the footy, but would probably find themselves too distracted to think about planting bombs, clever those Brazilians.
I used to see Saudi guys when overseas who had left the kingdom on vacation, those dudes went absolutely berserk once they had a little freedom.
Wow! Gender reassignment surgery has come a long way since Ms. Coulter had hers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter
Geez, and they talk about American football being "too violent!"