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Originally Posted by mad_bison
I completely agree. I'd love for Australia to be more like Singapore...with $50 fines for dropping cigarette butts, death/life prison for all drug traffickers, $500 for littering. But, the Australian government are too scared to go back to a tough stance. They'd argue it'd place more and more pressure on an already overcrowded prison system. I've had my wallet and rent stolen...I've had a brand new bike i shipped over from Japan stolen...hell, i have mates in the mazda club who have had mazda parts stolen as they've sent them to each other. Basically, without taking the law into our own hands, there's not much we can do. Which means we can bitch and moan as much as we like, but the probability of things changing is still virtually nil. The best thing you can do, is to prevent (as much as you can) the risk and exposure of your possessions to being stolen. That sounds very self-centered...but in this world, if you don't look after yourself, then not many other people will.
*gets off soapbox*
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It is not because the govt is too scared, it is because of 2 reasons.
1. Australia means freedom. There is only so much laws you can put on people before you restrict the freedom of people.
2. Australians would complain so hard. They already do. And I bet you do as well. Nanny state they cry when law makers try to do something about a problem. Knee jerk reaction etc. If I got a $500 fine for littering (not that I litter) I would probably crack heads. That is excessive.
What do you think about the alco pop tax increase??? That is something singapore would do, it is the more extreme restrictive type of law designed to regulate behaviour that would otherwise be restricting peoples free will to hurt themselves.
Dont get me wrong, I agree with where you are coming from, but you have no idea about the context of Australian society and what we expect if you expect those kind of laws here. It wont happen. People wont accept it. It isnt the gumbyments fault.
You are right you do have the right to express your opinion, and others have the right to negative karma you if they feel that opinion is offensive.