[Uncle Miltie]

ChatGPt:

“Home defense: This is probably the biggest cultural explanation. Baseball bats are widely marketed and bought as an improvised household self-defense object, even though actually using one as a weapon can create serious legal problems in the UK.”

[Dr. Franklin]

ChatGPt:
“Home defense: This is probably the biggest cultural explanation. Baseball bats are widely marketed and bought as an improvised household self-defense object, even though actually using one as a weapon can create serious legal problems in the UK.”

Well, it could be that baseball is gaining in popularity in the U.K., or cricket bats breat too easily.

[jttpwalsh]

Back when cops carried billyclubs, my pal kept one in his car, and got arrested for it. The arresting officer told him to carry a bat, instead. Not a weapon if you don’t use it.