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jakeXT

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Wed May 6, 2015, 11:02 AM May 2015

French Presidential Guards Fed Up With Hot, Heavy, Stinky Work Conditions [View all]

The health and safety logs reveal complaints about the 15 kg in extra weight police guards have been forced to wear following January's terror attacks in Paris, including a heavier bulletproof vest, a submachine gun and extra ammunition. Standing on pavement without breaks for upwards of nine hours, employees have complained of "unbearable pain" to their backs, feet and sciatic nerves.

Worse yet, the bulletproof flak jackets are shared, with officers complaining that their coworkers' bad hygiene has resulted in breakouts of sores and pimples, caused by the dirty, stinky, greasy vests. Metro News explains that the sharing of vests is a budgetary issue.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150506/1021780092.html

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