This Lot Should Surely Have Been Arrested?

[Bobbisox1]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12364179/anti-mask-activists-storm-morrisons-coronavirus/

By all means protest outside but going into a supermarket full of anger like this should not be acceptable?

[dannyk13]

They should have been arrested and the organisation proscribed.

[ToraToraTora]

damn savages!

[ToraToraTora]

yes we know the whole mask thing is bow locks but just play along, no need to get angry about it.

[jno]

New York, Paris and Peckham, hubs of democracy in action

[Jackdaw33]

...Except they don't appear to have committed any offence.

[ToraToraTora]

not wearing a mask in a shop is an offence JD.

[dannyk13]

Jack//...Except they don't appear to have committed any offence.//
Conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace ?

[Bobbisox1]

Scaring shoppers with their angst, not only not wearing a mask which we are told to in shops but shouting 'Take no notice of anything you're told to do'

[Jackdaw33]

Wrong, TTT.

Breach of the peace? The copper's catch-all.

[iluvmargie]

If they'd been in Sainsbury's yesterday, I would have happily taken my hot, oppressive mask off! Probably joined 'em too.

[Cloverjo]

In The Sun’s list of places where masks have to be worn shops and supermarkets aren’t mentioned. Perhaps we don’t have to wear them after all?

[dannyk13]

Jo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53397617

[Jackdaw33]

Correct, clover. Merely government advice.

[dannyk13]

Jack from the above link:-
//Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets in England is to become mandatory from 24 July.//

[Bobbisox1]

But you did wear one ILM so at least you did abide by the mandatory rules :0)

[Jackdaw33]

...with exceptions you could drive a coach and horses through. In any case, it would not be an arrestable offence (see PACE).

[iluvmargie]

Not really Bobbi, I wear it mainly round my chin in this heat so I can breathe!

[ToraToraTora]

JD yes Breach of the peace, but also not wearing a mask in a shop is now illegal too.

[Bobbisox1]

I agree they're pesky to wear but think this lot were even peskier and just wanted notoriety

[LadyCG]

I don't like wearing the masks one bit, particularly in this hot weather, but if it makes a small difference to the number of people being struck down with this awful virus, so be it.