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I haven't seen any reports of arrest.
by koheripbal 6y ago
I haven't seen any reports of arrest.
- throwaway3699 6y agoFirst arrest back in April: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/coronavirus-marie-dinou-lockdown-stay-at-home-loitering-arrest-fine-police-a9444311.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/coronavirus-mari... 150 people arrested in London protest: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-55116470 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-55116470 ...including Jeremy Corbyn's brother, who was fined thousands of pounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-52693383 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-52693383 People are being arrested just for filming empty hospitals: https://twitter.com/Jen70717630/status/1344332042188845056 https://twitter.com/Jen70717630/status/1344332042188845056 Hundreds of people fined yesterday: https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-hundreds-fined-over-new-years-eve-parties-as-coronavirus-rules-ignored-12176774 https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-hundreds-fined-over-new-... This is clearly enough to create a chilling effect on socialisation.
- koheripbal 6y agoNone of these sources are people arrested merely for breaking lockdown. In literally every case of arrest in these articles, people are arrested for violating some other law - including assaulting police officers.