New police smart vests = potential Brompton bike saga in the making?

[Confuseous]

This has to be another Brompton Bike saga in the making. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) put up a tender on last Friday (Mar 6) for a prototype of a “smart vest system”. MHA said a typical frontline police officer’s waist belt is now chock-full of gadgets galore — revolver, Taser, bullet pouch, radio set, baton and handcuffs. The bulk gets in the way sometimes, they admit, which “greatly restricts (their) ability to execute their duties”, such as when they need to chase or restrain a suspect. Like the time they had to handcuff a 6 year old at the junction of Joo Chiat Road and East Coast Road.

If it's a lot of junk they want to be hauling around, why not pick up any of the photographer's vests available on eBay? And yes, Batman, they do come in black. What may be missing is the portable "body cooling system". Then again, how often do you see a policeman on foot patrolling under the hot sun? Most times you find them hunkered down in the airconditioned police neighborhood post, or cruising the streets in an airconditioned limousine.

And why is there a need for a "health status monitoring system"...http://singaporedesk.blogspot.sg/2015/03/cool-smart-vests.html

 

[blackmondy]

So the vest needs a mechanical ventilator built-in ?

 

[ginfreely]

When will police need to wear such vests? bullet proof? Indeed if they are not doing foot patrolling, buy the vests for what?

 

[virus]

Waste of public money

 

[Froggy]

If one has a budget to spend one jolly well spend it no matter what if not next year cannot ask for more.

 

[Cerebral]

This has to be another Brompton Bike saga in the making. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) put up a tender on last Friday (Mar 6) for a prototype of a “smart vest system”. MHA said a typical frontline police officer’s waist belt is now chock-full of gadgets galore — revolver, Taser, bullet pouch, radio set, baton and handcuffs. The bulk gets in the way sometimes, they admit, which “greatly restricts (their) ability to execute their duties”, such as when they need to chase or restrain a suspect. Like the time they had to handcuff a 6 year old at the junction of Joo Chiat Road and East Coast Road.

If it's a lot of junk they want to be hauling around, why not pick up any of the photographer's vests available on eBay? And yes, Batman, they do come in black. What may be missing is the portable "body cooling system". Then again, how often do you see a policeman on foot patrolling under the hot sun? Most times you find them hunkered down in the airconditioned police neighborhood post, or cruising the streets in an airconditioned limousine.

And why is there a need for a "health status monitoring system"...http://singaporedesk.blogspot.sg/2015/03/cool-smart-vests.html

Any polar watches can monitor health too

 

[laksaboy]

Indeed. Watch out for who are the bidders, and how much the bid.

GeBiz is a hotbed of corruption.

 

[GoldenDragon]

If one has a budget to spend one jolly well spend it no matter what if not next year cannot ask for more.

You are 100% correct. 3-4 mths before closing FY, earlier requests rejected will resurface and they will plead with you to spend. Also, things not needed will be purchased. It is a joke.

 

[veggiehater]

the system is built such that it emphasizes order over efficiency. its depressingly funny how they try not to spend on too many things that might be useful throughout the year and then splashes all that money away at things they don't really need at the end