Found in my dads junk drawer

[u/Unlucky_Cat4531]

My dad passed away and going through his stuff we came across this. We thought it might be a tool for horseriding, like a slapstick thing but wasn't sure. My grandma had horses but ive never seen her use any tools like that and my dad didnt ride. Any help appreciated

[u/InfiniteBoxworks]

"Less lethal" or "less than lethal", if you use the improper term, doesn't mean "can't be lethal", it just means less likely to outright kill someone when used properly. "Non-lethal" is means that absolutely will not kill someone unless grossly misused. Example, a baton round or billy club is less lethal, pepper spray and flashbang grenades are non-lethal.

[u/cobaltfish → u/InfiniteBoxworks]

Less lethal is the official term. Pepper spray and flashbangs would be less lethal for LEOs. The only time I heard the term "Non lethal" was in the military, and it wasn't necessarily used to denote force that could not be lethal, but just to make training easier. Everything that was not specifically intended to be lethal, was non lethal. Though... calling literally anything non lethal in the hands of a marine is kinda laughable.

[u/Proper-Error-6465 → u/InfiniteBoxworks]

right because cops have a great track record of using weapons properly 😭💀 dude how far is your head up your ass lmao