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Fucking hell!
Of all the stupid ways to try and raise awareness of Israeli genocide, attempting to smash a female police officer's spine with a sledgehammer was not what I expected to read.
https://feddit.uk/comment/20392537
Also bare in mind we accept that it's totally okay for police to have batons and whack people with them at full force. If you've never seen a baton IRL they are incredibly sturdy and have a small surface area so the force is concentrated within a small area, making it incredibly efficient as a blunt force weapon.
Edit: I've just noticed you highlighted that it's a "female" (ew) officer as if that has any relevance, the alleged perpetrator was also female so it seems a strange thing to highlight.
I'm not seeing your point here.
Are we supposed to be okay with them not having them? Then, expect them to attend violent incidents with nothing but witty banter to protect themselves with?
I'm not a huge fan of anyone having weaponry to hand but given some of the nastier incidents that the police service need to attend, having a tin of pepper spray and a aluminium stick with the training to use them (or not use them as a case may be) is considerably fewer options that most worldwide forces have.
The only reason the incident is violent is because of the police. Their lack of attendance will almost always improve an event, and lack of violent weaponry will reduce unnecessary escalations that seem to be intended policy.