what do police wear to protect themselves?
<answer> Police wears a protection vest, to protect themselves. <context> In different countries, police officers are given different equipment to deal with the crime that is in their country. 1  All police officers are armed with weapons that they can use to defend themselves or other people that need help. Most police officers carry these things: 1  a gun or a baton/truncheon to injure or in some cases kill criminals if necessary. 2  a canister of CS gas or pepper spray, which blinds a person for a short amount of time. 3  a set of handcuffs, for restraining a person. 4  a protection vest, to protect a police officer from knives and guns.