This idea will die out quickly. Not even our ridiculous government is going to waste time debating and passing a ludicrous and patently unworkable laws banning pointy knives so this police initiative is just going to be laughed out of existance.
This is what happens when you fast track idiots with sociology degrees up the ranks before they’ve got any meaningful experience as a beat bobby.
Machetes have blunt tips. A meat clever is blunt.