PM Rejects Notion Her Govt is Soft on Crime
November 28, 2022
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“We have not lessened the penalties on any individual crime.”
Rather they have increased police resources, brought in a firearm registry and increased penalties for firearm-related crimes.
“I worry that sometimes these conversations just come down to rhetoric.
“Where have you ever heard us say that if you’re a young person and commit a crime that there won’t be consequence for that? There is. All we have ever argued is that when we intervene lets make it work.”
There would also be discussion later week on penalties around fleeing drivers, she said.
On delays in having bollards installed, she said one factor was that once an assessment was made after a ram raid, it can take some time for insurance to be completed and contractors brought in.
There were up to 120 which were ready to go but waiting for installation to be completed.
From 12.30pm until 2.30pm today, some dairy owners would close their shops to send a “strong message” to the government, Dairy and Business Association chair Sunny Kaushal said.