It creates an arms race for criminals. If everyone is out there is wearing body armor you have to move up to larger higher power weapons.
Sort of like missile defense systems in the context of nuclear arms.
Sort of like missile defense systems in the context of nuclear arms.
Sadly, there are criminals that have tried bulletproof clothing with the resulting escalation of violence. In 1986 bank robbers wearing bulletproof outfits wounded five and killed two FBI agents in the 1986 FBI Miami shootout. Naturally, the two bad guys didn't survive. See [1].