Unions call for wanding laws after number of stabbing incidents in Sydney
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The New South Wales Police Union are urgently calling to introduce wanding laws so officers can conduct knife searches in public, following a number of stabbing attacks across the state. Wanding laws would allow police to perform a "non-invasive" search of members of the public with a hand-held metal detector. "This is a non-invasive scan that is already used at large-scale events from concerts to sporting finals, from getting on a plane to walking into the Easter Show," NSW Police Association President Kevin Morton said. "Scanning for weapons is part of keeping the people of New South Wales safe. "We want to proactively prevent knife crime from occurring. This is not an enforcement issue, but about keeping the community safe in day to day life." Other unions, including the Public Service Association, Health Services Union and SDA union have backed the proposition. "We can't have a situation where people put on their jeans and sneakers and casually slip a knife into their back pocket. It's just not on," Health Services Union Political Division Secretary Adam Hall said. Embrace for Westfield victim's friend in beach tribute "Health workers have enough to worry about and deserve to feel safe as they tend to patients and keep our hospitals running. "New laws are really important. We can't eliminate risk but we can certainly minimise it.'' Similar laws, known as "Jack's Law" were put in place in Queensland after 17-year-old Jack Beasley was fatally stabbed outside a convenience store in Surfers Paradise.