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I was once paintballing against a guy wearing one of those puffy down filled coats. The coat made him almost invulnerable because the paintballs wouldn't break against them. They just bounced off. I have to think that an inflatable suit would work the same way with pepper balls. It's goofy, but also a great tactical choice for multiple reasons.
A puffy jacket won't protect your face. Case in point, check out what they did to the priest in Chicago last week.
I'm just using that as an example of how one of these inflatable costumes would act as a kind of armor.