Made to work with someone who's ignoring the guidelines

GDB2222

Dr_Crypto said:

Not really why would you think that? 

From your attitude to the law - you seem to think that some laws apply and others don't. 

Personally, I'm dead against the laws requiring us all to drive on the left. I think driving on the right is far more modern, and I'm thinking of hiring a ten ton truck and practising driving on the right.   

jimi_man

GDB2222 said:

Dr_Crypto said:

Not really why would you think that? 

From your attitude to the law - you seem to think that some laws apply and others don't. 

Personally, I'm dead against the laws requiring us all to drive on the left. I think driving on the right is far more modern, and I'm thinking of hiring a ten ton truck and practising driving on the right.   

I think his point is that it’s a very minor offence in terms of the law, not that he condones breaking all laws. 

But then you knew that. 

GDB2222

But, is it a very minor offence? If you’re doing well out of the pandemic, and many people are, you may not care when it ends. But, lots of people are suffering economically, even if they have not lost any friends or family. Surely, we should all pull together to try to contain the virus? 

The attitude that these public health rules don’t really matter seems rather childish to me. 

Pollycat

surreysaver said:

We're not in a lockdown. Its a term applied to the current rules by the media. The lockdown was last spring. 

My bad for using the same term that is being screamed from every newspaper and said by pretty much every reporter/presenter.

'Restrictions' just sounds better from a political perspective.

Dr_Crypto

Yes it is a very minor offence hence the very paltry penalties that are applied even the the rare case of a prosecution. They are in the same league as speeding rather than drunk driving. 

I’m not sure why you think breaking the law is such a big deal? Most people break minor laws all the time, especially drivers. 

That’s life. If you want complete obedience I guess you have to go to a communist country and even then...

GDB2222

Considering the economic calamity for the country and the number of people who have died, the fines are indeed paltry. 

strawb_shortcake

Rita Ora won't even notice that £10k she voluntarily paid today, but I do think it sends the message that if you can afford it you can break the rules

GDB2222

annabanana82 said:

Rita Ora won't even notice that £10k she voluntarily paid today, but I do think it sends the message that if you can afford it you can break the rules

I thought that it was outrageous that she said sorry. As if she had accidentally thrown a lavish party. 

Jeremy535897

GDB2222 said:

Considering the economic calamity for the country and the number of people who have died, the fines are indeed paltry. 

There is an increasing amount of scientific debate over the death rate of COVID-19. An interesting meta-analysis by the well respected scientist John Ioannidis:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.13.20101253v3.full.pdf

Dr_Crypto

I actually looked it up and the basic FPN for breaches of regulations is £100, which is the same as the basic speeding fine.