Over the Easter weekend, police found people in the Fortitude Valley station carrying knives, while another was found at a bus stop.
Wanding for weapons in public or at venues could become as normalised as metal detector searches in airports, as police crack down on knife crime.Over the Easter weekend, Queensland police found six people with knives after they scanned 586 people across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Townsville.
Two knives were being carried at Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, while another was found on a person at a Townsville bus stop., allowing police to detect people concealing knives by scanning them with wands, after a trial resulted in 241 weapons found between May 2021 and November 2022. But she cautioned it was important police ensured the checks were random, unlike how searches in the US were perceived.
While some people have cited concerns over privacy, Zahnow said wanding was far less intrusive than a pat-down.
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