r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/Zeekr0n May 29 '26

It goes "boink" and the person holding the shield shits themselves because I can guarantee they were not expecting an arrow to go through the shield.

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u/Akimotoh May 29 '26

Are riot shields typically made of cheap metal like that? i dont think so

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u/idiotcommend May 29 '26

Riot shields are designed to stop bat's, bottles, rocks and human bodies not legitimate projectiles.

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u/ABHOR_pod May 29 '26

The way to stop legitimate projectiles is for the police to start shooting first. Which is what will happen very quickly if people start shooting arrows at them. That's true basically anywhere in the world, not just in police states like China or the US.

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u/Wooden_Rabbit_ May 29 '26

Right? This post is so funny to me. Like yeah, there’s ways to get through a riot shield, that’s not exactly the point. We have plenty of modern examples to look to of what happens when the protestors start actually killing the police/military.

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u/Vaporlocke May 30 '26

Depends on if you run out of police or protesters first. If things keep going the way they have been there are going to be a lot more protesters than usual.