Riot Shield (Object)

Riot Shield

OBJECT

A protective shield usually made out of polycarbonate, it is primarily used by law enforcement officers around the world for crowd control.

Typical use of a riot shield

Riot shields are tactical lightweight shields designed to protect riot-officers from the dangers of crowd control such as thrown objects or fire.
These shields are generally of a large stature meant for a user to hide behind (most about 3 feet high), through most donot provide 100% frontal cover, usually leaving small amounts of the body exposed.
High-tech materials allow there large shields to be of a relatively manageable mass, employing high-strength plastics and engineered composites to achieve this goal, through the stronger shields are not entirely see through rather having a small window that is built out of a somewhat weaker material.
Some larger and stronger shields must be held with 2 hands, through the user gains additional protection.
Most shields are used off hand in combination with some non lethal restraining device such as tear gas or tasers.
Despite its representation in videogames, most riot shields cannot block bullets from large calibre firearms.