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Machetes to be banned from sale in Victoria the wake of Northland Shopping Centre brawl (www.abc.net.au)
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cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/6390494

The Victorian government will ban the sale of machetes from Wednesday after a gang brawl at a shopping centre.

Two males were arrested and another was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition after the incident at Northlands shopping centre.

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[–] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As far as I'm aware there isn't a thriving jungle expedition scene in Victoria. And slower roads are just safer. They objectively save lives.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    As far as I’m aware there isn’t a thriving jungle expedition scene in Victoria

    You don't know what people actually use machetes for, but they look scary so lets make a snide comment suggesting there's no reason to have them. That's exactly the sort of knee jerk reaction which makes for dumb laws like this.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    "You don't know what people actually use machetes for"

    There was actually this really cool news story that just came out about what people are actually using them for

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    There was actually this really cool news story that just came out about what people are actually using them for

    There's been this really cool news story recently about what people are using foraged mushrooms for, better ban doing that pronto because it's clearly dangerous and there's no chance anyone else is doing it safely...

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