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[rooch 3]

Interesting one today in Perth. It seems they have gone one step too far. An armed robber, taking money and drugs from a pharmacy. Nowt different about that you may say, but he was actually "armed" with a blood filled syringe and he told staff its his and he has an infectious disease

Have you heard about the lad going round injecting old ladies with what he says is the vaccine and charging them £160

 

[Confucius]

Have you heard about the lad going round injecting old ladies with what he says is the vaccine and charging them £160

No, but wouldn't surprise me

 

[rooch 3]

No, but wouldn't surprise me

He’s been caught at the weekend.the old lass was 90+

 

[Confucius]

Blimey, today Police in NT have stopped a car going into a dry area at Arnhem Land with a load of alcohol. Dry Areas?
Is that draconian or is it a native thing?

 

[sad-eyed prophet]

Blimey, today Police in NT have stopped a car going into a dry area at Arnhem Land with a load of alcohol. Dry Areas?
Is that draconian or is it a native thing?

Nee wata marra. Can't take best Scotch into an area with nee wata! Much better to confiscate and take back to the well hydrated local nick!
Think it's Captain Cook's idea.

 

[Evil Jimmy Krankie]

Blimey, today Police in NT have stopped a car going into a dry area at Arnhem Land with a load of alcohol. Dry Areas?
Is that draconian or is it a native thing?

It’s something that has been happening for decades. There is a huge problem with indigenous Australians and alcohol and associated crime and disorder. So the governments of each state and territory designate certain remote areas as dry meaning that no alcohol is allowed in. That in itself creates its own black market.
Is it draconian? Possibly, but with the large amount of them incarcerated due to alcohol related incidents and not to mention the effect it has on health, something had to be done.

 

[marcusblackcat]

I can only speak from my own experiences @Confucius but here goes.
I think there is more gun crime in Australia compared to the UK.
You have to look at demographic and everything else though. Australia has farms the size of Wales and the animals on those farms need protection. This can be done in lots of ways but one way is by the use of firearms.
The laws surrounding the ownership of guns is very similar to the UK, inasmuch that a normal member of the public can’t just have one. Look at this to find out why.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia)

Speaking personally I have only drawn my firearm once. I’m not going into circumstances suffice to say I didn’t need to.

Like the UK police use of a firearm is very heavily scrutinised both internally and externally. Contrary to what the public think the cops don’t try and cover up anything, at least not now anyway. I’m not naive enough to think it didn’t happen in the past as I knew it did, but during my entire service both UK and Australia I’ve never known it to happen.

I don’t know why we all carry firearms and Taser here other than policy says so. One thing I can’t work out is why frontline officers in the UK don’t at least carry Taser. Over here, one thing we’re taught is to meet deadly force with deadly force. If someone comes at me with a knife, my gun comes out.

I reckon that this could turn into a good debate. Keep it coming!!

My brother in law’s brother in law was a policeman in Australia and was shot in the face and killed! My brother in law moved over there shortly after he was shot and lives on the Gold Coast now and he agrees with you about the amount of gun crime although he’s lucky enough not to have been involved in any!