Push for tougher knife crime laws a ‘knee jerk reaction’

Sky News host Caleb Bond says a push for increased penalties for knife crime is a “knee jerk reaction”. NSW Police have called for tougher knife crime penalties, including penalties for parents who allow their children to carry them. NSW Premier Chris Minns has considered looking at existing legislation to see if potential changes could prevent attacks. “How are they going to decide whether or not parents have allowed children to carry a knife?” Mr Bond said. “What is this achieving except to be a knee jerk reaction to a tragic but rare event that we saw in Sydney last week?”