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Teens arrested over wild machete brawl at Flinders Street Station (www.youtube.com)
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[–] Tau@aussie.zone 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Hopefully those who were promoting the machete ban and trying to convince other states to follow suit see what Blind Freddie could have and realise that they only screwed over normal people rather than those who get into street fights with machetes.

[–] auzy1@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Who did the machete ban inconvenience exactly? They're not even a good tool for Australia.

And, if you watch the YouTube videos of people showing how "critical" they are, it was clear they had never used one and were just complaining, and using them as a political argument (same people who claim they can't use the roads because of potholes).. or people who claim they need 10+ guns

Last video I saw was someone using it in long grass basically, and it was clear they were in a park from some of their camera angles, and we're simply acting for the camera.

Nobody actually uses them. In fact, I tried to buy one a few years back, and nobody sold them anymore (not even bunnings)

But, if you tell the local far right wing population they can't buy something, they'll blow it out of proportion and pretend like the world is falling.

Even park rangers weren't using them it seems and it's hilarious that people talking about the ban never seem to be using machetes themselves, and are talking on behalf of people who likely don't even exist

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Nobody actually uses them

Sure if you don’t know anyone. I have a machete, so does my dad, a few mates of mine use them on their properties as well.

But when machetes are no longer available do you think these idiots won’t just pick up an axe? We going to ban axes then?

A lot of people who chop firewood would be very pissed off about that one.

Oh and btw before the VIC ban Bunnings stocked machetes nationwide. You can still buy them at BCF and camping/hiking stores.

[–] Tau@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Who did the machete ban inconvenience exactly?

People who had one and used it for the actual purpose of the tool rather than street fights.

I've had one for a few years now and it's been quite useful, particularly when you want something more portable than a brushhook (which is another useful tool idiots would probably like to ban because it looks scary). I don't live in Victoria but the push to expand the ban would directly inconvenience me.

Believe it or not it's not just the far right who use edged tools, and it's annoying how often people who don't have or use one feel the need to pop up and speak authoritatively about how nobody should use one because they don't (this goes all the way down to pocket knives sadly).

[–] auzy1@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
  1. You can't easily buy them, and haven't been able to for years. Bunnings and Total Tools haven't sold them for years. So, given how useful they are, where are all these shops? In other states, you have to use
  2. List some examples of when you use your machete exactly and where? Every time I ask this, it's always a vague response, or none.
  3. Parks VIC don't use them, and either does friends of Parks for maintenance. You'd think the guys in dense bush would need them..
  4. Every lobbyist video was a guy holding one simply saying how useful it was talking shit about the government, or the last one was a guy hacking at grass and failed even at that (Scythes AREN'T banned btw)
  5. It's clear there was an issue with machetes. There needs to be mechanisms in place to allow enforcements.
  6. In Victoria, they're actually LEGAL for use in Agriculture/farming still anyway. So, the complaints are even more dumb lol

So, I'd love to hear your awesome use-cases.

And yes, it's always the right wing getting upset about absolutely dumb stuff, such as Trans people, being able to own 10+ guns, paper bags, etc.

[–] Tau@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago

The Victorians apparently had almost 25000 machetes between those put into their 45 bins and handed back from retailers, that's a lot for a tool you reckon nobody uses or buys. I seriously doubt that any major percentage of that came from the criminals - it was already illegal to carry machetes in shopping centres and have fights with them and they obviously didn't care about that so why would they hand any in just because that was also now illegal.

For the small chance you're not doing some sealioning bullshit with your questioning I've used mine to clear a considerable amount of lantana and crofton weed every time I head up to Grandad's property, as well as controlling a bunch of invasive running bamboo and clearing blackberry from single track runs. It's an effective and useful tool - I just don't make youtube videos of me using it so I guess it's not real in your world.