hahahaha...
I'm sorry, I'm not laughing at you. I'm laughing at departmental policy.
When I got on, the use of black jacks was commonplace. If someone resisted, you pulled out a jack and gave them stitches.
If you sent them to the hospital with 1 to 3 stitches, your co-workers thought you effeminate.
4 to 7 stitches was acceptable, 8 to 10 and you knew how to use a jack.
Then black jacks were considered inhumane and were put to pasture. That gave way to "pepper spray" which soon was a killer of minorities, along with the evil "choke hold."
We did have a brief appearance of the 'Stun Gun', which was anemic and was the predecessor of the taser.
Now, I predict, the taser will soon be gone from the police duty belt.
I carry one but I have never used it.
I am a firm believer in judo. It has never failed me and I have never harmed one person using it, including the 'choke.'
All cops should be trained in judo. No fuss, no muss.
I sat on a jury once for an assault on a corrections officer. The accused threw a cup of milk on the officer and called him some bad names.
The prosecuter decided to go for it and brought assault charges.
In a more common sense era, this would have never made it out of the jailhouse. A little tough love would have corrected the milk tosser and made the guard feel better. It also would have save thousands in court costs.