A baton or truncheon (also called a cosh, billystick, billy club, nightstick, sap, blackjack, stick) is essentially a club of less than arm's length made of wood, rubber, plastic or metal. They are carried for forced compliance and self-defense by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff, security-industry employees and (less often) military personnel. Other uses for truncheons and batons include crowd control or the dispersal of belligerent or non-compliant people.
A truncheon or baton may be used to strike, jab, block, bludgeon and aid in the application of armlocks. The usual striking or bludgeoning action is not produced by a simple and direct hit, as with an ordinary blunt object, but rather by bringing the arm down sharply while allowing the truncheon to pivot nearly freely forward and downward, so moving its tip much faster than its handle – effectively a slingshot action, only without releasing. Sometimes, they also are employed as weapons by criminals and other law-breakers because of their easy concealment. As a consequence, they are illegal for non-authorized civilian use in many jurisdictions around the world. They have a common role to play, too, in the rescuing of trapped individuals—for instance, people caught in blazing cars or buildings—by smashing windows or even doors.
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Landman closed out its first season Sunday on ParamountPlus, with many fans still talking about an unusual strip club scene. The show follows TommyNorris (BillyBob Thornton), the 'landman' for a fictional Texas oil and gas company called M Tex.
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Everton released a terse four-sentence statement to confirm that Dyche and his assistants Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and BillyMercer had all left the club after two years and that the process of recruiting a new manager had begun.
David Moyes is overjoyed at his chance to galvanise Everton once again as he set about his task of leading the club into a new era ... Moyes is currently formulating the identity of his backroom staff, with Billy McKinlay expected to be his assistant.
Moyes has been appointed Everton manager after the club parted ways with Sean Dyche... Moyes will be assisted by Billy McKinlay, Baines and Alan Irvine, who also returns to the club where he played and assisted Moyes in his first spell.
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... as senior men's first team manager with immediate effect," confirmed the club in a statement, which said Dyche's assistants, Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and BillyMercer have also departed.
Fans are saying they're going to get their club back and then they have a decision like this ... Dyche leaves the club ... 'Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and BillyMercer have also left the Club.
Everton released a terse four-sentence statement to confirm that Dyche and his assistants Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and BillyMercer had all left the club after two years and that the process of recruiting a new manager had begun.
