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Originally Posted by Pushka
Quite simply, you won't be searched for a knife UNLESS you are in a situation where a knife could be used to cause injury. Like the brawl, etc etc. The only place you will find metal detectors in Australia is at the airports and police cannot search you randomly.
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You guys are one up on the USA. These days police in American CAN search randomly. No longer is there need for 'probable cause.'
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We were carrying knives yesterday. We didn't give it a thought. We were going fishing and walking through a crowded public area with police.
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I'm sure that even with the UK's ultra stringent knife carry laws, no police would stop someone with a fly rod and creel over their shoulder, looking for concealed knives, knowing full well that they might have them.
Stitchawl