This in a country where they arrest homeowners who defend themselves against invaders.
Of course crime will increase, but the buggers in office don’t care.
Mate, you dont get arrested for self defence here.
What the controversy was police and courts cracking down on those who defended their homes against burglars etc, claiming in small handful of cases (i might add), that excessive force was used in terms of self-defence.
Such was the 1990’s/2000’s backlash, that the law had been clarified and refined by the Govt to allow people and houseowners the fullest measure of legitimate self-defence.