Posted on 11/23/2005 6:00:41 AM PST by Cagey
SAN FRANCISCO -- Toll collectors on the Golden Gate Bridge have been given bulletproof vests to wear while on duty.
Bridge officials say the vests were issued to 42 employees last week in response to the shooting and robbery of a toll worker in April.
Bridge district spokeswoman Mary Currie says about half of the toll takers are now wearing the $500 vests, mostly night shift workers. She says the vests "give the toll takers a psychological edge."
An armed guard was posted at the toll plaza immediately after the shooting, while bridge officials discussed ways to protect workers.
Officials are also considering installing bulletproof glass on toll booths.
The best defense is a good offense. Give them M16s and hand grenades
They must be planning another toll increase. ;)
Hey San Fransisco, how's that gun thingy workin' out?
Did Nancy Pelosi mislead these bridge workers with faulty intelligence that their job would be a safe one?
I can't believe California sent their toll workers out on the roads without the appropriate body armor. We shouldn't be starting a toll-collection if we aren't prepared to properly equip the men and women who have to serve for us.
Vests...I thought guns and bullets were illegal...there ought to be a LAW
Quagmire! We must pull out now! Bush has no plan!
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