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1. Do police departments even issue and train with batons anymore?

Reply to swag (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 03:00 AM

Oct 2020

There's no shortage of police "buffs" on DU who swear that the only way a cop can deal with anyone holding a knife is to just blow them away or some other nonsense to defend these unnecessary killings. That's simply not true. Besides just shooting the guy in the leg or other less lethal location, a baton can be used to immobilize anyone who isn't ready to fire a gun. In this case, there were two cops to boot, making it even easier.

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Protests swell after police shoot and kill a man in West Philly [View all] swag Oct 2020 OP

Do police departments even issue and train with batons anymore? PSPS Oct 2020 #1

Police are trained to use deadly force if a person with a knife is 20 or less feet away. winstars Oct 2020 #2

So, your answer is 'no.' It didn't used to be that way. Now it's the "occupation force" mindset. PSPS Oct 2020 #3

I have no answers. Just telling you what the police do. Talk to them about it. winstars Oct 2020 #4

I woke up this morning to this news here in Philly BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #5

If you are close enough to hit someone with a baton, they are close enough to stab or slash you Jose Garcia Oct 2020 #7

LOL. Maybe if your baton is 3 inches long. I'm talking about the real world. PSPS Oct 2020 #8

Shooting for the leg is a *terrible* policy. Dial H For Hero Oct 2020 #9

I disagree but, in any case, I'd take it over the unnecessary killing PSPS Oct 2020 #11

I would not orangecrush Oct 2020 #14

There was a video somewhere or other bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #6

I support the protest, but the looting and burning only serves to help trump still_one Oct 2020 #10

The counter to deadly force is deadly force ripcord Oct 2020 #12

Does that apply orangecrush Oct 2020 #15

Unfortunately it does ripcord Oct 2020 #16

Style-points for standing up through the moon roof... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #13