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?

[ichkeria]

No one is ever going to arrested for not wearing a mask.
They are a bunch of idiots tho

[ToraToraTora]

JD, it was compulsory from 24/7.

[Bobbisox1]

Ick, what about a breach of the peace?

[Old_Geezer]

I think they were just flabbergasted and frustrated at folk knuckling down to more control from authority without realising what they were supporting/encouraging. I may not agree with their actions, nor with everything they believe, but applaud their ability to realise how valued freedom is being chipped away slowly with no one objecting as they ought.

[anneasquith]

Idiots in action........ not much social distancing in that shop :-(

[Bobbisox1]

O-G freedom from what?
No one likes wearing face coverings but the majority are doing it, I personally don't feel my freedom has been taken away

[THECORBYLOON]

"JD, it was compulsory from 24/7."

In Wales, face coverings are not mandatory in shops.

[Bobbisox1]

But they are in Peckham TCL

[ToraToraTora]

have day off TCL, it's illegal in 97% of the UK, OK!

[THECORBYLOON]

TTT, you had a week or so "off" but it's not improved your attitude any, has it?

[Old_Geezer]

That sums up the problem Bobbie, folk not seeing freedoms being removed for some reason. When it is dictated what the citizen must wear, that should be a red flag. At one time weren't Chinese folk obliged to wear Mao suit and read Mao's thoughts from a little red book ? We should value what we have not chip away at it.

[ToraToraTora]

well come on TCL, you trawl around looking for things to knit pick at. This OP was talking about Peckham. Only an Olympic standard Contrarian would use the "not in Wales" na na nana na line!

[fiction-factory]

Would you include wearing seat belts or banning smoking in pubs/restaurants as removal of freedoms , O-G?

[Bobbisox1]

What will we have ? The Corona Virus, that's what, I'm definitely not an advocate of wearing one but I comply only because we are in the midst of a pandemic , individuals don't want to wear one that's fine, but an unruly hoard telling us to ignore any guidelines doesn't cut it for me

[douglas9401]

Actually it's 'nit-pick'.

Mwahahahahaha!

[THECORBYLOON]

You beat me to it!

[ToraToraTora]

great, got 2 of them now!

[Old_Geezer]

Allowing smoking is the removal of freedom (from the filthy smoke). Wearing of seat belts ought not be compulsory either. But these things are also obvious, surely ?

[Bobbisox1]

How on earth would the wearing of seatbelts not be anything but compulsory?

[fiction-factory]

I see wearing a mask as a short-term measure which may, just, help slightly slow down the spread of Covid . It is a minor issue- I wear one maybe twice a week for 15 minutes. I'm happy to do so as it might help a bit, it makes others feel better, and it doesn't put others (eg staff) in a possible uncomfortable position of wondering whether to 'challenge' me.
If it becomes compulsory 254 hours a day and goes on for months while infections fall to a trickle, i would agree it's an imposition too far, but we are nowhere near that stage and I'm sure never will be.

It's one of many laws, rules, requirements that some will regard as an imposition but is for the greater good- compulsory seat belts in the main, no smoking in restaurants/shops, no hand held mobile phones when driving, the expectation that you will not shop naked, not being drunk while driving- all perfectly sensible to the vast majority despite what O_G might think