[eyedigress]

Andy never dealt with the thug crowd.

[familyop]

"Andy never dealt with the thug crowd."

The police of old did. Assume that there's a trespassing issue. First, make sure there is enough manpower present to handle the unarmed teenagers. Then, separate them...

One who is crazy enough to work for a department that doesn't provide backup should pull a stick instead of a pistol if not threatened with deadly force and know how to use the stick in a non-deadly manner.

No strikes to the head except for a deadly attack (e.g., more than one actually threatening or trying to attack). Catch at least one arrestee. If the arrestee gets away, do more physical training. It was only trespassing and maybe evading. Everyone finds their consequences sooner or later.

Let's say there's a real riot situation with 20 police and 40 or more rioters who've attacked. That's possibly serious bodily harm for some. In my opinion, police should be using skip shots with no. 1 bird shot in that situation (ground ricochets to the legs), but they don't.