It’s crazy, but it just might eradicate police brutality.

Someone’s invented a baton that texts the officer’s mum every time he/she uses it to strike someone.

The SMS message reads: ‘Mum, I hit a man!!!’


The prototype truncheon was designed by Russian artist Dmitry Morozov, who claims he’s not an activist but was inspired by police brutality making the headlines over the past year.

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He said: ‘As the standard methods of control are ineffective, this project suggests maternity as the last stronghold of human kindness and responsibility.

‘I’m not an activist, but I do think art could help to stop it, or even just raise awareness through irony.’



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