ES - Safety Issue

[Robert Singleton]

Valentyn wrote:

> I changed the thread name because you did bring up a different point --
> I think it was Gulf War last year that there was actually a safety issue
> with people wearing metal cleats.  

Metal cleats (or golf spikes, for that matter) are effectively dull
blades with the tremendous force of an adult's weight behind them [ Some
of us more than others :) ]. Stepping on a fallen fighter's leg or arm
in a melee situation could result in a painful tearing or gouging wound.
Remember that most fighters use minimum or just over minimum armor and
that even fairly complete coverage of armor exposes a significant amount
of flesh protected by cloth at most.

And I thought a kinda light hit from a nice blunt sword on the back of
my leg hurt...

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