Police hunt masked gunmen who shot three people at Sydney kebab shop in brazen daylight attack
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Sydney: Three Injured in Suspected Gang Shooting at Kebab Shop
Above: Acting NSW Police Commissioner Peter Thurtell (L) and NSW Premier Chris Minns. Image copyright: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
The Spin
Right narrative
Police are doing their best to prevent more bloodshed, but their efforts to protect citizens from gang warfare are mostly rendered futile as the legal system ignores police concerns and creates a revolving door for dangerous individuals that enables gang violence on Sydney streets.
Left narrative
If authorities want to solve Sydney's long-running gang violence, it's about time to give up the war on drugs once and for all, and consider legalizing drugs — which would drive organized crime networks out of business overnight — especially as evidence shows that strict measures are counterproductive.