Clinton Jaws - RCMP Baton Should Be Banned

Episode Date: August 2, 2020

Police podcast. Former RCMP officer explains why the police baton is ridiculous and needs to be removed from the police duty belt. Police baton ineffective. https://www.clintonjaws.com/

beaten with her own baton in cold i gotta know where this is both of whom were recently spat on and separate medbara that makes me sad cold lake alberta i got to look this up you know what i'm just going to read it with you so this member goes to walmart walmart parking lot and the bad guy who's round 44, takes the officer's baton, and started striking the mounting in the head numerous times. Fucked up. This is not going to be popular, but we should not be carrying a baton. You know how many years I was a cough for?

Frontline. Never once used my baton. The baton is a waste of space, a waste of weight. The belt weighs too much with it. I used to take that baton and just throw it in my bag and not use it. I've never used it. I've never used it. It doesn't work when you want to use it.

You want to hit somebody with it. It's not going to work. You got pepper spray. Okay? You got a taser. You got a gun. Baton is ridiculous. Get rid of the baton, Brian.

We don't need it. It is the most ridiculous tool that the RCMP have. And it's right in front of you. Anybody can take that thing out. How about that? How about get rid of the baton? that makes me angry I hated the baton

never once took it out for anything I've never seen another member take it out why do we have it has anybody ever asked themselves why do you have the what like why do they have the baton doesn't work forward jab jab

no no no no never can't even break a window with it never I don't know I just lost my shit there right away when I baton. I hated the baton. I'm going to keep on reading. Oh, that's too bad. The man was arrested without incident. I don't know how bad that member is. I hope the, I wish the member well.

I really do. Of course. Brian got choked up there. I got a little choked up with him talking about it and looks like the member's going to recover in the hospital. Hopefully. Okay. What did we learn? Get rid of the baton. It's just dangling there for people to take. Our gun is in there for people grab onto the gun. They're not getting a dough. Well, maybe they will. It's possible.

Pepper spray is covered. Baton is just dangling there.