The Andrews government should revisit our own anti-association laws, and quickly, to make Victoria less attractive to antisocial elements. | EDITORIAL
brought back memories of a time when Melbourne was notorious for its seemingly relentless spate of brutal gangland killings.
It is concerning, however, if gang violence is now clearly such a problem in Victoria that it requires 80 specialist officers to be taken away from their presumably necessary current jobs in an attempt to tackle it.
Indeed, there is a growing argument that the best deterrent to this growing scourge is not more Band-Aid policing, even with the best intentions, but legislative change to bring Victoria into line with other states that have cracked down more harshly on gang violence. And while police point to the proliferation in firearm restriction orders – bringing harsh penalties to those subsequently found harbouring a gun – there may have been unintended consequences,
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