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[[Image:Polisattack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A baton charge during the [[Protests during the EU summit in Gothenburg 2001|2001 EU summit protests]] in Sweden]]<br />
A '''baton charge''' is a coordinated tactic for dispersing crowds of people, usually used by [[police]] or [[military]] in [[Riot control|response to public disorder]]. In South Asia, a long bamboo stick, called ''lathi'' in Hindi, is used for crowd control, and the expression '''lathi charge''' commonly employed to describe the action.<br />
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The tactic involves [[police officers]] charging at a crowd of people with [[Baton (law enforcement)|batons]] and in some cases, [[riot shield]]s. 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 compliance|pain]] or fear of pain, in the hope that they would be compelled to move away from the scene, dispersing the public who are crowded.<br />
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==South Asia ==<br />
In [[South Asia]], notably [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Sri Lanka]], a long bamboo stick, or staff, called ''[[lathi khela|lathi]]'' is used for crowd control. Some [[Law enforcement in India|Indian police forces]] use lathis around {{cvt|5|ft|order=flip}} long, but in other places lathis are shorter. The term '''lathi charge''' is used by the [[Media of India|Indian media]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Agitation-against-minors-death-police-lathicharge-protesters/articleshow/6222688.cms Police lathi charge protesters] [[Times of India]]-Retrieved 29 July 2010</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Lala Lajpat Rai]]<br />
*[[Bhagat Singh]]<br />
*[[Riot control]]<br />
*[[Snatch squad]]<br />
*[[Protesting]]<br />
*[[Police brutality]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Riots]]<br />
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