Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Why swords?
Almost every night there's an item like this.
300 W 8th, near Detox, male was reported to be armed with a 4 foot machete. Officers now have him detained.
Why the fascination with swords? They're useless as a weapon, compared with a gun or even an ordinary knife. You can't conceal a 4-foot sword. You can't surprise your victim by pulling it out of your belt. You can't run with it unless you're on a horse like medieval knights. You can't throw it. Everyone can see it from a long distance. All you can do is stand there and swing it around and wait for the cops to come.
(Self-explanatory sentence department: Of course most of the news item is unnecessary. "Near Detox" is the only Shannon information in the item. The rest is automatic.)
Update next night:
300 W 8th at Detox, disorderly male reported, punching cars in the parking lot and trying to rip open doors to the building. 
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