Beyond the baton: 5 forgotten police weapons
Nov 29, 2016 · 1. Leather slapper, sap, blackjack. The sap, slapper, or blackjack is a heavy leather pouch, eight to twelve inches long, filled with lead and sometimes a flexible steel rod. Unlike a baton, a sap’s size and shape allowed it to be concealed inside an officer’s pocket.
Baton (law enforcement) - Wikipedia
A baton (also truncheon, nightstick, billy club, billystick, cosh, lathi, or simply stick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal. It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon [1] by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff, …
Batons: More Than Just a Club - POLICE Magazine
May 3, 2018 · The violent images of LAPD officers repeatedly striking Rodney King with batons and the aftermath of the 1993 South Central Los Angeles riots remain engrained in the memories of America's law enforcement officers.
Veterans Affairs police officer struck man with baton 45 times: DOJ
Oct 4, 2023 · An officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Department was indicted on civil rights and assault charges that claim he used a department-issued baton to strike a restrained man dozens of times...
A brief history of modern police batons
Sep 13, 2024 · They’re still considered by many to be among the most useful and reliable tools carried by police officers. Mastering the straight baton was once a point of pride for officers, who used them for communication, guiding traffic, and detaining suspects.
Do We Still Need Batons? - POLICE Magazine
Feb 28, 2009 · But if you asked most Americans to draw a portrait of "police brutality," odds are it would show a cop with a baton or some other "club." The images of the Rodney King video and the accounts of the Malice Green case have burned the image of cops using impact weapons into the minds of the public.
2 police officers under investigation after they were recorded …
Jun 6, 2024 · Two Seattle police officers are under investigation after a bystander recorded them beating a man with their batons at a bus stop last week.
A Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding Police Batons
Dec 15, 2020 · Officers use batons to advance a police line, shoving people to keep them moving, often while pepper-spraying them for good measure. Officers use batons to injure people once they have them immobilized on the ground, out of pure vengefulness or cruelty.
Point of Law: Using the Baton - POLICE Magazine
Aug 3, 2020 · Your agency's use-of-force policy needs to specify when the baton can be used, the legal justification for its use, and what to do afterward.
Feds say indicted VA police officer beat man with baton 45 times …
Oct 3, 2023 · A Veterans Affairs Police Department officer is accused in a federal indictment of striking an already restrained man with a baton dozens of times at a California VA hospital, causing...