What is Baton charge?
A '''baton charge''' is a way of dispersing crowds of people, usually used by [[police]] or military in response to public disorder. In [[South Asia]], a long [[bamboo]] stick, called ''lathi'' in [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]], is used for crowd control, and its called a '''lathi charge'''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-09-17|title=Hindu College students allege lathicharge on day three of strike, cops deny|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/hindu-college-students-allege-lathicharge-on-day-three-of-strike-cops-deny/articleshow/103724377.cms|access-date=2023-12-02|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The tactic involves police officers charging at a crowd of people with batons and sometimes, riot shields. They run at the crowd hitting people with their batons, and in some situations use riot shields to push them away. Baton charging is designed to cause pain or fear of pain, in the hope that people would move away from the scene. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Riots]] [[Category:Police]]