Chris,
Re your question below:
> Something I've always wondered - how likely is
it
> that a blow to the
> back of the head will knock you out? Is there
a
> certain spot that must
> be hit?
Very unlikely. When cops are trained in the use of a police
baton, they are told not to aim for the head, except in
extreme circumstances, because a) the skull's so durable that
it's very unlikely you'll do anything except make the suspect
angry (and maybe draw blood which always looks bad to the
public), and b) if you DO cause any damage, it's likely to be
fatal and the whole point of using a baton is that you're NOT
justified in using deadly force; if you were you'd be
shooting him, not hitting him with a baton.
So the cherished hard-boiled cliche of being struck from
behind by a blunt object, succumbing to unconsciousness, and
recovering a few minutes later is, if not a medical
impossibility, at least a medical unlikelihood.
And while I'm here:
Mark,
Re your compliment below:
> (I'm taking Jim Doherty's on online course, which
is
> very good)
Thank you very much!
JIM DOHERTY
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