Aluminum Bat Sales up 5,000 Per Cent on UK Amazon

The question: are they for window smashing or self-defence?

The London riots might have led to the death of one man and cost the city millions in damages, but they've been a boon for aluminum bat makers. Amazon.uk reports sales of aluminum baseball bats in the U.K. have skyrocketed by more than 5,000 per cent in the past 24 hours, while wooden bats are up more than 3,000 per cent. (Maybe these sales will get Britain off its cricket obsession and into baseball, finally?) Police batons are also up more than 4,000 per cent, and we're sure this will lead to a record year for plate-glass window sales.