ASP batons, useful or not?

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I picked up an ASP baton quite a few years ago for, well why not? Never been in LE, nor had any training with it beyond a general understanding of beating something with a stick.

I was thinking of sticking in in a Go bag I am setting up for a pretty specific purpose (going and helping my adult daughter egress from a not-so-nice part of town, should that become necessary). I guess as a non-lethal tool for get-the-hell away from me situations, or maybe some other utilitarian purpose, breaking a car window or whatever.

I think I’ve read over the years that they’ve fallen out of favor with LE, I assume due to changing use of force policies.

Do they serve any useful purpose, or should I leave it out?

Thanks, and if this is a stupid topic, I apologize in advance.

I was a police officer for over 20 years. The ONLY thing I EVER used my ASP for.... was clearing out spider webs in places I needed to go.