It’s so easy to be an armchair policeman when your life isn’t in danger. None of us can say how we’d really react if someone was coming at us with a pole to attack us. I’d darn sure not try to disarm the person -
It is also easy to react in a non-lethal way that still subdues the suspect...IF you have received the proper training and continually keep those skills updated. Police officers used to be trained that way. But apparently no more. You can read the results of that short sightedness daily in any newspaper.