And finally… mama, I just hit a man

Dmitry Morozov’s design features a networked module that sends the SMS: “Mom, I hit a man” each time the baton is used which is meant to shame the officer.

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

Mr Morozov made the truncheon in response to reports of increased police brutality around the world including in the US and Hong Kong over the past year.

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