Bullet Proof Turbans

Are you a British Sikh police officer and sick and tired of being stuck behind a desk? Well there just might be a solution for you. The newly-formed British Police Sikh Association (BPSA) has made making bullet-proof turbans a priority. The main issue behind this is that Sikh police officers have been prohibited from becoming firearm police officers.

This is because according to Inspector Gian Singh Chahal, from Kent Police and Vice Chairman of the BPSA "Sikh officers have been prohibited from becoming firearms officers because our religion does not allow us to remove the turban." So if you're wondering why they just don't throw helmets on over the turban, the answer would most likely be because they can't fit on top of them. But even if that's not the case Gian Singh Chahal says, "Nor can we wear the NATO helmet for public order policing."

The solution they are trying to find is a way to make the turbans bullet proof, and with more than 2,000 Sikh officers on the force it would really bolster their numbers. Your average turban is made of 15ft of cloth wrapped around the person's head, which shockingly couldn't stop a bullet. But these new turbans would be constructed out of a ballistic (bullet resistant) material like Kevlar. When a Sikh police officer is asked about the prospects of a bullet proof turban, he responds, "It would be incredible if they developed a bulletproof turban."

This is because it would allow him to go after a new job, and this sentiment is felt by a lot of officers. "It would make life a lot easier for us and would mean we could go for jobs as firearms and public order officers - which a lot of Sikh officers would like to do, but are currently not allowed to go for." Well how does this make you feel? Does this motivate our Sikh audience to join the police force? Or are you just happy that the British police care about its Sikh population? Let us know in your comments.