Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, carry batons as they react amid jet of water canon fired by police to disperse them during clashes ahead of Khan's possible arrest outside his home, in Lahore, Pakistan March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza 

Supporters of the Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, who gathered to see their leader in his first public appearance since him being wounded in a gun attack earlier this month, are pressured by police officers with batons during what so-called 'a true freedom march' to pressure the government to announce new elections, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

Police officers use batons on a supporter of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party during a protest in support of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore, Pakistan May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza 

Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party run with batons amid the tear gas smokes fired by police to prevent them from attending the protest march planned by ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

Canadian police officers stand guard and hold batons, as they work to restore normality to the capital while trucks and demonstrators continue to occupy the downtown core for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg 

Canadian police officers use their batons to push protestors back, as they work to restore normality to the capital while trucks and demonstrators continue to occupy the downtown core for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable 

Police officers use batons to stop the doctors and nurses, who perform duties in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) zones, during a protest demanding the regularisation of their jobs, in Karachi, Pakistan December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

Police officers use batons to stop the doctors and nurses, who perform duties in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) zones, during a protest demanding the regularization of their jobs, in Karachi, Pakistan December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

People protest against the government measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the lower house of parliament Bundestag discusses additions for the Infection Protection Act, in Berlin, Germany April 21, 2021. Placards read: "Dear police, we need you on the side of the people" and "Dear police, we need your help, not your pepper spray, tear gas, batons, water cannon" REUTERS/Christian Mang 

A police officer raises his baton as demonstrators and police scuffle during a protest in London, Britain, April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A police officer uses a baton during a protest against a newly proposed policing bill, in Bristol, Britain, March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A police officer uses a baton during a protest against a newly proposed policing bill, in Bristol, Britain, March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A police personnel wields a baton as devotees crowd up to watch the procession of various Akharas and Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, after the first Shahi Snan at "Kumbh Mela", or the Pitcher Festival, in Haridwar, India, March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

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A police officer holds a baton amid clashes during a protest against corruption and COVID-19 restriction measures, in Nicosia, Cyprus February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou 

A police officer charges his baton towards anti-government protesters during a demonstration against the dissolution of parliament, in Kathmandu, Nepal February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Police officers wield their batons against activists from various student unions amidst droplets by a police water cannon, during a protest march demanding jobs and better education facilities, in Kolkata, India, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Police officers wield their batons against activists from various student unions amidst droplets by a police water cannon, during a protest march demanding jobs and better education facilities, in Kolkata, India, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri 

Police officers wield their batons against activists from various student unions during a protest march demanding jobs and better education facilities, in Kolkata, India, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri 

A police officer uses a baton during a protest against farm laws introduced by the government, in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Police officers wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) carry wooden baton as they enforce safety protocols at a market, in Manila, Philippines, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Police wield their batons to disperse the villagers who had gathered during a bull-taming festival, known as Jallikattu and is a part of south India's harvest festival of Pongal, on the outskirts of Madurai town, Tamil Nadu state, India January 15, 2021. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar 

Police officers wield their batons against a man as pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A police officer hits a person with a baton as pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A police officer carries a wooden baton stick while reminding people to observe social distancing outside the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Police officers raise their batons at the Dannenrod forest during a protest against the extension of the A49 motorway, near Dannenrod, Germany, November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

A police officer hits a demonstrator with a baton during a protest against the closure of bars and gyms, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A police officer tries to hit a demonstrator with a baton during a protest against the closure of bars and gyms, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

Demonstrators run away from a police officer who holds a baton during a protest against the closure of bars and gyms, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce 

A police officer hits the shield of a protester with a baton during a protest against the increase in massacres in Colombia, in Bogota, Colombia August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez 

A police officer raises a baton during a protest against the increase in massacres in Colombia, in Bogota, Colombia August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez 

Seattle police hold batons as they form a line in front of the department's headquarters downtown during a protest calling for a 50% defunding of the Seattle Police Department and investment in community based solutions in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

A police officer holds a baton during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

Police use batons to clear protesters from the street following a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Police use batons to clear protesters from the street following a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Police take down a protester with batons following a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Police move past a protester they took down with batons following a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Police use batons to clear protesters from the street following a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Police use batons to clear protestors from the street following a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Police move past a protester who they took down with batons following a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

A protester holds up their hands as Seattle police form a line with batons during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

Protesters fight over a baton that had been grabbed from a riot police officer during a protest amid nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

Protesters fight over a baton that had been grabbed from a riot police officer during a protest amid nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

A police officer holds a baton during "I can't breathe" vigil and rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in New York, U.S. May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A police officer in civil clothes raises a baton at people who, according to police, had broken the social distancing rule, outside a wine shop during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A police officer raises a baton at a man who, according to police, had broken the social distancing rule, outside a wine shop during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A police officer waves a baton as he is trying to control the traffic, after Pakistan announced two weeks extension of a country-wide lockdown but lift some curbs, following the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karachi, Pakistan April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

A police officer wields his baton against a man as a punishment outside a government-run night shelter during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi , India March 31, 2020. Picture Taken March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Police officers wield their batons against a man as a punishment for breaking the lockdown rules after India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A police officer wields his baton against a man as a punishment for breaking the lockdown rules after India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A plainclothes policeman wields his baton against a man as a punishment for breaking the lockdown rules, after India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri 

A plainclothes policeman wields his baton against a man as a punishment for breaking the lockdown rules, after India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri 

A riot police officer hits a migrant with his baton as police tries to disperse a group of migrants outside the port of Mytilene, Greece, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A police officer stands with a baton to control the spectators while a jeep passes during the 15th edition of the Cholistan Desert Rally 2020, in Cholistan Desert, Pakistan February 16, 2020. Picture taken February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

A riot police officer walks along a street with his baton against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Lone activist Ieshia Evans stands her ground while offering her hands for arrest as she is charged by riot police during a protest against police brutality outside the Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana, U.S.A., July 9 2016. Picture taken 9 July 2016. Evans, a 28-year-old Pennsylvania nurse and mother of one, traveled to Baton Rouge to protest against the shooting of Alton Sterling. Sterling was a 37-year-old black man and father of five, who was shot at close range by two white police officers. The shooting, captured on a multitude of cell phone videos, aggravated the unrest coursing through the United States in previous years over the use of excessive force by police, particularly against black men. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo SEARCH "POY DECADE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2019 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.