>>514931944
>So some more innocent Melbourne families can expect to have their houses broken into now.
Most of the outcomes you just linked to resulted in remand and extremely serious charges meaning they will most likely be jailed for longer at sentencing. Only two were released, and they still have to go to court.
The incentive not to carry a machete around and rob houses is now you will be charged with extremely serious offences and sent to prison. There’s more incentives than ever to stop being a violent criminal.
>The magistrates won't jail them.
Possessing a prohibited weapon is an extremely serious offence. Before new laws, jailing them for a controlled weapon possession was difficult and they were being released since it was only 120 penalty units. Now that they’re designated as prohibited, these thugs will have a much harder time escaping punishment.
The punishment for them is now double if found with a sword.
>>514932620
>Those laws are never going to work, sudos to bash peoples skulls in with hammersn next!
Sadly at the end of the day you are right. They will use a rock if they have to. There will always be another tool for them to ruin for the rest of us.