[yellowstuff]

I think the bats are mostly intended to be humorous, but at least occasionally they are actually used as weapons.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/ex-barclay...

[rz2k]

Hitting someone with a 12-inch bat is probably better than stabbing a cab driver with a penknife.[1]

[1] http://dealbreaker.com/2012/12/in-wake-of-exec-accidentally-...