Each shot hit Hall in his upper thighs, Rud said, which is where officers are trained to aim.

Aw, nuts.

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There can be only one... Ball.

I guess the cops decided to engage him in a game of Boss Across.

thatboyoverthere: Like Hell I'm getting anywhere close to a guy with a sword.

This is where you and I differ.

In American, any given weekend saw me with my medieval recreation gear in a footlocker in the trunk.

I recon if I saw someone going apeshiat with a sword, I'd do something smart like call police, shoot him, or hit him with my car.

But if he was just stalking around being menacing, and I had time, I'd armor up and go talk him down. The beauty of people who go nuts with swords is that they don't really know how to use them properly. All wrist, usually. They're not cuttin' through maille and probably have no idea how to deal with someone who's got a long pole.

thatboyoverthere: True but medieval armor and weaponry aren't exactly police issue.

Or common. Notice I specified weekend and the footlocker it was all in.

Although honestly, I doubt police would WANT plat armor. It's great against steel weaponry, but it's heavy, hot as balls, and you could punch through it with any handgun except maybe a .22 but I wouldn't wanna risk it.

Also, if you've ever seen mace in action, you'd probably not want to have giant steel lobster tails over your hand if you should get sprayed with it.

"Augggh, my eyes hurt!" hands up to rub them "Auugh, my eyes are scratched out!" bad juju.

But a dude with two katana like swords? Even if they were real and not just cheap wall hangers a long pole will stop him. That's what the Japanese police in the samurai ages actually used. In fact, they still have long poles to catch criminals. They look like the lettter Y only with a very long base and the part you pin someone to the ground with is covered in springs that slide so the bad guy can't get any leverage on it to turn the pole around. They keep them in schools in case of intruders.

The armor is just a because I would totally take the chance of getting in a sword fight because... well, how many times in a life will years and years of fencing come in handy?

And the old fashioned one designed to grab clothing.

Here's another one.

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And the old fashioned one designed to grab clothing.

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Kinda reminds me of the old Vaudeville "bad act" hooks.

Kudos to police officers who are trained in and use the appropriate level of force.

/when the hell did that become so rare?

There can be only... UGHHH!!