itt: if a middle-aged woman with a baby is attacked by a stray dog the baby always gets killed regardless of what the woman does
this is what you're implying. doesn't seem very realistic now does it
if you hit someone on the head with the blunt end of a shovel you'll probably knock them out or give them a concussion, assuming most of you don't have the muscle to use your fists instead. you'd need to beat the forgeter's head in repeatedly if you wanted to kill him like that. if you were aiming to actually do some damage, you hold it sideways like an axe. much better chance.