As expected, the people who were already doing illegal things with machetes don't care about the machete ban. I can't see Victoria backing down on it though, they'll probably claim safety requires expanding the ban to knives in general and screw over more law abiding people.
I don't think anyone is surprised that people who would use a machete against another human would not return the machete.. however it's more of a longer term plan to reduce ease of access to machetes over time. Yes, if someone was hellbent on using a machete they would be able to source them.
I disagree, the behavior is often a symptom, so if you were to simply shoot people like you are requesting.. more people would fill the hole. Need to address culture, lack of community etc
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Tau@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 311d
As expected, the people who were already doing illegal things with machetes don't care about the machete ban. I can't see Victoria backing down on it though, they'll probably claim safety requires expanding the ban to knives in general and screw over more law abiding people.
YeahToast@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 310d
I don't think anyone is surprised that people who would use a machete against another human would not return the machete.. however it's more of a longer term plan to reduce ease of access to machetes over time. Yes, if someone was hellbent on using a machete they would be able to source them.
Cypher@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 311d
blind3rdeye@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 311d
Apparently the perpetrators fled the scene before the police arrived. So your suggestion wasn't an option in this case.
And when the police do manage to find these people, I can think of a few other things the police might like to try before resorting to killing people.
Cypher@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 311d
YeahToast@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 310d
I disagree, the behavior is often a symptom, so if you were to simply shoot people like you are requesting.. more people would fill the hole. Need to address culture, lack of community etc
Cypher@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 310d
Sheppa@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 310d
Because as we see from America, this solves the issue.
Get a bloody clue mate.
Cypher@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 310d