PALE,

The Army's job is not local law and order. Its primary job is to defend this country from outside invaders.

Despite the hysteria that abounds there are no areas that are in armed insurrection, the only valid reason for calling out the army (armed or not). Yes we have crime hotspots, however as I've pointed out before, at least in NSW, the crime rates have remained stable over the last two years and indeed have fallen when compared to four years ago.

SPANKY: "Thankfully, we no-longer live in South Africa, we emigrated to Scotland just over a year ago."

So your experience is relevant to Australia? I've noticed we have a few South African emigrants projecting their experiences in this forum. Thankfully, Australian culture, history and society bear little resemblance to that benighted country.

Is Mise: "Have the Greens not said that resistance without knowing the real intentions of the assailant is wrong?"

Not that I'm aware of. Please provide a verifiable reference.

PALEIF: "There is nothing wrong with using the Army to get our streets back in order."

Sieg Heil!

I think you should all go to South Africa, Texas or Alabama. I think you'd be much happier there than in Australia (or, apparently, Scotland). At the very least, you could carry guns and blow any knife-wielding potential assailant away.

NO TABBOULEH! NO SUSHI! NUKE ISLAM!

"It iS a fact that knives are a pretty unAustralian Choice of weapon so you figure it out for yourself."

Guess who buys the most knives in Australia?
Not kitchen knives but real killing knives.
Ask any business that sells them and the answer will be that the customers appear to be your average Australian.

Carrying a knife (excluding the farmer with his folding pocket knife from the numbers) has been a tradition in this country since 1788.

"Is Mise: "Have the Greens not said that resistance without knowing the real intentions of the assailant is wrong?"

Not that I'm aware of. Please provide a verifiable reference"

Try Hansard (NSW) debate on the Home Invasion Bill which was introduced by John Tingle and eventually became law and was later included in a Government Bill.

There have also been numerous public statements, by the Greens, to the effect that the circumstances of the assailant ought to be taken into account.
There is never, however, any information given or suggestions made as to how the victim is to get this knowledge, nor how, in the time allowed by a life threatening confrontation the victim is to process the pros and cons of doing nothing.

Why should the victim be placed at a disadvantage?
Why should the victim be the one that is forbidden to be armed?

Where were the police when the attack took place?

Well, up until now, we have discussed the issue on how to thwart would-be attackers (in a round-about-way)and still, without a flicker of evidence on how one would in actual fact, let the powers-that-be know, how we all feel and what will happen (god forbid) if one of our loved ones falls prey to one or more of these @rseholes, that seem to enjoy seeing the pain of others.
I am, fortunately (or not) one of those people that would probably lose all sense of humanity, should anything happen to one of my family and I think I speak for many others here.
I suppose if one is not in the situation, you can blab off and say what you would do to the assailant, should you get your hands on him.
It's like a friend of mine once said, if a woman is raped at knife point and the perp. is caught, they should put him in a cell with ten other women who suffered a similar attack, close the door and whatever happens, happens.(I for one would not like to be that guy!

Is Mise: "Try Hansard (NSW) debate on the Home Invasion Bill which was introduced by John Tingle and eventually became law and was later included in a Government Bill."

So you can't actually support your assertion beyond requiring readers to go searching through Hansard?

I put it to you that you've simply made this assertion about the Greens up, and that your subsequent questions don't deserve an answer until you can back it up with an explicit reference.