Street theatre is back in season and so people are posting videos of officers and mobs.
What struck me is that both in a video about LA and in one shot in NY, the officers are holding their PR-24s with right hand on the handle and left hand on the end of the baton. That seemed to work for them when pushing someone back -- two hands and a short stick between.
Both videos, however, had officers striking while still holding with two hands -- and in both videos the strikes were almost entirely useless (almost wrote 'pointless' but of course, it's a stick!). Not punching with either end, nor poking with a two hand grip, but sort of clubbing down awkwardly.
Is this something being taught for retention purposes? CYA lawsuit defense? Or secret squirrel tonfa technique?
(disclaimer: not LEO, only kobudo guy).