Cops in the area of Camp Crystal Lake

[Trubinator]

The full body armor explanation only works until you see the security footage from the police station. Kevlar can stop small caliber rounds, but I don't think anybody would keep to that theory after seeing Ahnuld being pelted by assault rifles. And I think a few officers even shot him in the face; rationalize that, I challenge you!

[Teelie]

People can do that. They often rationalize otherwise unrational events to fit into an accepted mindset. History is rife with examples.

[The Borgified Corpse]

Trubinator wrote:

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The full body armor explanation only works until you see the security footage from the police station. Kevlar can stop small caliber rounds, but I don't think anybody would keep to that theory after seeing Ahnuld being pelted by assault rifles. And I think a few officers even shot him in the face; rationalize that, I challenge you!

I don't think anyone shot him in the face. While it wouldn't have killed him, it would have created very visible damage to the skin on his face. I didn't see any such damage during that scene. His face underwent some initial damage during the 1st car chase with Reese & Sarah (which is why he wears sunglasses for most of the movie after that). And then, I don't spot any further facial damage until that semi-truck runs him over.