Remember those 44,000 defective military helmets? Guess who they were made by...

[unhappycamper]

http://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.104373.1274926889!/image/579743256.jpg_gen/derivatives/large_article/579743256.jpg

Check the helmet's bench mark on the inside crown of the helmet. You may have to remove some Velcro coins to see the bench mark. ArmorSource helmets will have the bench mark "ARS."


Prisoners no longer making helmets for troops
By Jeff Schogol
Stars and Stripes
Published: May 26, 2010

Federal prisoners will no longer make helmets for U.S. troops after the Army recalled 44,000 helmets that were made by UNICOR –- also known as Federal Prison Industries.

Testing revealed that the helmets did not meet the Army’s ballistic standards. The company has suspended making helmets indefinitely, said Traci Billingsley, a spokeswoman for Federal Bureau of Prisons.

The decision to stop making the helmets was made a few months ago, she said on Wednesday.

“I can tell you that the decision to stop making helmets was prompted by an audit by defense and an investigation by the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General,” she said in an e-mail.

The news comes a day after U.S. Rep. Christopher Carney, D-Pa., called for a review of military contracts to Federal Prison Industries after the Army’s recall.



unhappycamper comment: The ownership of ArmorSource LLC, formerly Rabintex USA LLC is revealed.

Original thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8340064

Second thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8353904

[Dogtown]

1. At least the workers won't be laid off...

:rofl:

[truedelphi]

9. I am a bit embarrassed to be laughing at the plight of

The .75% of our populace now in jail.

But that was funny.

[Scuba]

2. Slave labor.

[eShirl]

4. +1

[Mojeoux]

11. Fully! n/t

[Brickbat]

3. More companies are looking into prison manufacturing labor because it allows the company to put

"Made in USA" on their goods. Which makes me want to barf.

ETA: Here's one:

http://www.prisonblues.com/

[Scuba]

5. With gov't paid healthcare

[xchrom]

6. Recommend

[Yeahyeah]

7. We're China now,without the jobs.

[malaise]

8. WTF

Thanks for this. Who owns UNICOR?? ArmorSource LLC??

[Vinnie From Indy]

10. Putting the profit motive into denying people freedom will lead to more

people being denied freedom to provide more cheap labor to maximize profit for corporations that make money from their labor. It's the primary reason for any corporation's existence. I will admit that I do not know the ins and outs of Federal Prison Industries, but on the face of it the concept is fundamentally a bad idea for a free society.

[Xicano]

12. Watch this excerpt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9uD8aejIkM#t=2m56s