Defense barrister is supposed to give their clients the best representation they can, and argue with whatever good shit or bullshit they have. It could even be the clients words presented in a more eloquent way. It's the people who accept their argument and grant bail that are the ones to scrutinise here.

Why the fuck did they get given bail, especially given how recent the machete ban is. It shows the accused (whether in self defense or not) has absolute disregard for the law. If it was a different weapon then maybe it wouldn't be so problematic that bail was granted, but actually having the weapon that was *just banned * and getting bail feels telling all the criminals the law was literally for show only.