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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

patricks148 said:
All the car parks for Woods owned by the Forestry Com are closed, but its not stopped people parking all over the place, blocking access in many cases. i use the canal a lot to walk the dog or take him out on the bike (me not him) and the number of cars blocking the access is astounding most days
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I'm guessing they will have a police car either permanently stationed or doing regular trips to the car park. There are private houses on the road to the car park and past it in the woods themselves. I'm hoping to get down later to see how they are handling it.
 
pauldj42 said:
You are missing the point some what! They don’t want people summoned to court and given a criminal record for these offences!

How many more are you going to risk and force in to making unnecessary journeys for Court appearances etc!
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Who goes to court for a speeding offence? Issue a fixed penalty notice with a pay within 7 days discount - its what's happening here.
 
Hobbit said:
Who goes to court for a speeding offence? Issue a fixed penalty notice with a pay within 7 days discount - its what's happening here.
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Jacko suggested Court Bri, I was pointing out what a waste of time that is, by all means fine people, but again it comes back to giving the Police clear guidance and support.
Look at what Hovis said about the way the Coppers sat with him found out.
 
pauldj42 said:
You are missing the point some what! They don’t want people summoned to court and given a criminal record for these offences!

How many more are you going to risk and force in to making unnecessary journeys for Court appearances etc!
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Can be summoned at a later date.
 
People should also remember the Police have suffered cut backs for years under successive Governments, they are now being asked to take on more and more tasks.

Until the Forces are mobilised to take on some of this burden we should take a step back and give the Coppers the support they deserve.
 
pauldj42 said:
Jacko suggested Court Bri, I was pointing out what a waste of time that is, by all means fine people, but again it comes back to giving the Police clear guidance and support.
Look at what Hovis said about the way the Coppers sat with him found out.
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Its a tough, fast changing, dynamic situation. Sometimes not every 't' is crossed at exactly the right angle. People looking for wriggle room instead of accepting something that isn't quite perfect aren't doing anyone any favours.
 
Hobbit said:
Its a tough, fast changing, dynamic situation. Sometimes not every 't' is crossed at exactly the right angle. People looking for wriggle room instead of accepting something that isn't quite perfect aren't doing anyone any favours.
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Fully agree, sadly the minority are the issue. And not just in this Country!
 
pauldj42 said:
People should also remember the Police have suffered cut backs for years under successive Governments, they are now being asked to take on more and more tasks.

Until the Forces are mobilised to take on some of this burden we should take a step back and give the Coppers the support they deserve.
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With brass knobs on!!(y)(y)

Whilst the police are dealing with petty little idiots they're not doing the more important things.
 
pauldj42 said:
To waste more time on our already over stretched Police!
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As Hobbit says it's initially and £60 if they don't pay it goes to court at a later date. That is not changing from the current court set up for speeding/disorder charges so I don't understand your anti court stance.
 
On a more positive note, out shopping for the first time in 10 days this morning, got what we needed, fellow shoppers playing the game with respect to social distancing and the streets and roads like a ghost town.
 
Hobbit said:
To be fair, the people in Spain didn't get off to a great start either. We got 48 hrs notice, which also included some mixed messages. Some places closed on the Friday afternoon, some on the Saturday and 99.99% on the Sunday. A significant number of people partied like the end of the world was coming on the Saturday. We also got the gentle chats in the first few days of lockdown, with things becoming more stringently enforced over time.

There was the odd over zealous police officer, thinking of that police sergeant in London that fined the bakery for putting lines on the pavement, and we're still getting conflicting messages, e.g. which town we can travel to shop in.

All it needs is the application of common sense. We all know what a necessary journey is. We all know what social distancing is. And if we pinned down the people that push it, if they were honest, they know what the answers are too.
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Life of Brian style : 48hrs notice! oh what I wouldn't give for 48 hours notice!
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(initial lockdown was announced with no deaths and a single figure case count.. at 10pm to take effect at 6am next morning, just 8 hours overnight for every non essential business to shut)
 
Jacko_G said:
As Hobbit says it's initially and £60 if they don't pay it goes to court at a later date. That is not changing from the current court set up for speeding/disorder charges so I don't understand your anti court stance.
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Jacko, read the news mate, people summoned to Court yesterday in the North West, Government ministers and high up Coppers answering questions about it and then Police being told to use common sense!

I am 100% behind the police, just hate the fact they are trying to do some jobs with one hand tied behind their backs!

Those people summoned to Court will also have the Copper in attendance, more wasted time sat in Court!
 
pauldj42 said:
People should also remember the Police have suffered cut backs for years under successive Governments, they are now being asked to take on more and more tasks.

Until the Forces are mobilised to take on some of this burden we should take a step back and give the Coppers the support they deserve.
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Our friends in their Red Hats are assisting the police outside of the Cattrick Garrison, didnt realise their jurisdiction had been extended.
 
pauldj42 said:
Jacko, read the news mate, people summoned to Court yesterday in the North West, Government ministers and high up Coppers answering questions about it and then Police being told to use common sense!

I am 100% behind the police, just hate the fact they are trying to do some jobs with one hand tied behind their backs!

Those people summoned to Court will also have the Copper in attendance, more wasted time sat in Court!
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It's not a waste of time if the Police are upholding the laws that they were given to enforce idiots stay off the streets. I'd suggest that they've been successful in detecting a crime for which the offender's have rightly been punished for.
 
Chief Constable of Derbyshire just been on Jeremy Vine and came across very well IMO. Interesting that one of the actions undertaken & attributed to the Corona Virus has apparently been going on for a number of years at this time for a completely different reason. Still, never let the truth get in the way of an opportunity to slag off the Old Bill. :rolleyes:
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Put your ball on the tee and don't touch it again until you pick it out of the hole.

Now that is all we are actually being asked to do in respect of isolation in a coronavirus epidemic, but so many find all sorts of scenarios that make the straightforward advice inapplicable to them - complicated, ambiguous and confusing.

Put the ball on the tee and don't touch it again until you pick it out of the hole. We all understand that 100%. That is all we are being asked to do.
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So I'm allowed to go out wherever I like, as long as I don't touch my balls??
 
Jacko_G said:
It's not a waste of time if the Police are upholding the laws that they were given to enforce idiots stay off the streets. I'd suggest that they've been successful in detecting a crime for which the offender's have rightly been punished for.
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I think you’re getting mixed up with what a “crime” actually is!
 
I’ve just been out for my state allocated 1 hr exercise. I’m sorry to say, at the local beauty spot i rode through I saw a family with 3 young children. Out together. I obviously have reported them to the appropriate authority!!! I’m also sorry to report that my exercise time was 1hr & 10 minutes, I have reported myself and await the appropriate sanction!!
 
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