{"article":{"id":41086,"heading":"not a beating... but AT LEAST ONE GOOD HIT TAKEN FROM THAT BATON","author":"police baton expert","created":"2003-03-27 00:39:24","modified":"2003-03-27 00:39:24","last_modified":"Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:39:24","article":"<br><br> Yeah, not exactly a beating - requires multiple blows to the person's body - but unless you've used one of those police batons, you would'nt understand the mechanics of action.  <br><br> The baton pivots around the handle when swung; the longer end is nicely weighted; pendulum-like arc generates enough force to break knees and ribs, fracture skulls, etc.  <br><br> The poor kid took at least one good shot to the midsection. Hopefully, it wasn't solid contact.  <br><br> -police baton expert <br><br> \n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2003\/03\/39787_comment.php#41084","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"           not a beating... but AT LEAST ONE GOOD HIT TAKEN FROM THAT BATON\r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/03\/41086.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}