India's colonial hangover: Why the police still resort to lathi-charges

[T90TankGuy]

They are far more economical than
i. Rubber bullets
ii. Water cannons
iii. Tear gas

And dont the US cops (the so called guardians of human rights) also use batons charges to disperse unruly mobs in the states.

This article is bullcrap.

 

[Abingdonboy]

believe me it is still last resort almost always. Those who get it means they have defied the warnings

I don't doubt that but there are better tactics that are more effective in securing the overall objective than the "lathi charge".

 

[illuminatidinesh]

I don't doubt that but there are better tactics that are more effective in securing the overall objective than the "lathi charge".

Lathi is available to all..... yes i agree with you .

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Our populace is not worthy of being called one.

10 Indians with an agenda together make a mob. Not a civilized gathering.

Actually you're wrong, 10 Bhakth with an agenda of dumbing down the country make a mob.

 

[ranjeet]

And dont the US cops (the so called guardians of human rights) also use batons charges to disperse unruly mobs in the states.

This article is bullcrap.

But they are white and right.

 

[T90TankGuy]

But they are white and right.

The hell they are , they are some of the biggest violates of human rights abuse in the past and it still happens today , they just look down on us third world countries.
IMHO the are just a self righteous bunch of pricks.

 

[Dandpatta]

The length of the lathi, the cost of the lathi, the weight of the lathi - makes it easier for the police to use in mob situations dispersal situations.

You can't have a 1.5 foot baton to discipline indian mobs - they are a different breed.

 

[posedion]

Know what makes the Left stronger? A whack on his/her rear.

The more you hit them, the stronger they get.

Unless you put them to sleep.

Bhai A more Humane option will be a Bomboo in the rear

 

[Brahmaputra Mail]

A grenade that releases gas made out of bamboo shoot would deter even the likes of Kejru.

 

[vayuputhra]

The protesters should be sent on a trial basis to new york , where I have seen the police using pepper spray forcibly been sprayed in to the eyes of protesting women, battered with batons and not lathis, rubber bullets, handcuffed and pushed to the ground, and taken to the police station and cavity searched, Indian police are very mild compared to other countries.