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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
With the 26" night-stick, police get trained to hit the assailant on either the thigh or arm, just below the shoulder ..... https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroneal_strike ..... to hit them once or twice very hard with the police baton and then step back. The assailant realizes that the thing has gone against him, and the confrontation is over.
Mischa would have had a big huge black and blue bruise on his arm or thigh, and that would send him a strong message ... |
People in a mental health crisis and raging are not CAPABLE of receiving such "messages". You CANNOT reason with them. Such people that are armed with a DEADLY weapon are unpredictable, can have rage fueled strength, and are incredibly dangerous. Frankly, in such confrontations, the safety of others, including the officers, takes precedence over the person in crisis.