A difficult one this. The lad was videoing which although not an offence makes me wonder what was going on prior to the beginning of the film. However, the policeman calls him and idiot which doesn't help matters. As for the 'attitude' test I'm not sure that has been failed unlike, for example, Merseyrail mask man from September who was swearing at the officer (and it turned out already had form)
Ah that old chestnut making an appearance again. The virus doesn't respect any rules we put in place, and any restrictions such as masks/needing a reason to leave your house/'substantial meal' make precious little difference to transmission.
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At one point the copper calls him an idiot. Nice! It's ironic that the emphasis is on keeping distance and avoiding unnecessary interactions but the Police did the opposite here.
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The Met were legally wrong to issue their officers with FPNs here - barbers and hairdressers cannot open their shops to the public, but like any other tradesperson (e.g. plumbers) they are permitted to do work and provide services anywhere that can legally remain open (e.g. homes or workplaces).Perhaps he could have said he is on his way to Bethnal Green Police Station in order to get his hair cut, or going to a cafe in Greenwich for a fry up breakfast.
Apparently that is acceptable, just like going to Specsavers in Barnard Castle to get your eyes tested.
Covid-19: Met Police officers in haircut lockdown breach
The Met says it was a "poor decision" to hire a barber to give cuts to 31 officers in the workplace.
of the Regulations, but they should be setting an example in the correct enforcement of the Regulations. They should state that they won't be issuing FPNs, and explain why not (there hasn't been a breach of the law). That doesn't preclude them from disciplining the officers for bringing the force into disrepute.I hope each one of them took a good look in the mirror after this....................Perhaps he could have said he is on his way to Bethnal Green Police Station in order to get his hair cut, or going to a cafe in Greenwich for a fry up breakfast.
Apparently that is acceptable, just like going to Specsavers in Barnard Castle to get your eyes tested.
Covid-19: Met Police officers in haircut lockdown breach
The Met says it was a "poor decision" to hire a barber to give cuts to 31 officers in the workplace.
The Met were legally wrong to issue their officers with FPNs here - barbers and hairdressers cannot open their shops to the public, but like any other tradesperson (e.g. plumbers) they are permitted to do work and provide services anywhere that can legally remain open (e.g. homes or workplaces).
Of course it is still rank hypocrisy for the police to be doing something that clearly 'breaks the spirit'
If more than one officer was present together at a time then it would have been a breach of the gathering rules, but otherwise I agree.The Met were legally wrong to issue their officers with FPNs here - barbers and hairdressers cannot open their shops to the public, but like any other tradesperson (e.g. plumbers) they are permitted to do work and provide services anywhere that can legally remain open (e.g. homes or workplaces).
Of course it is still rank hypocrisy for the police to be doing something that clearly 'breaks the spirit'
And a permanent wave goodbye to their career...
I think my comment went right over your (uncut) head.........
The most they’re likely to get is a stern “don’t do it again” letter put on their file.
Well it made me laugh!
I caught that recently and was going to make a thread on it. They never appear to have detained him, so had no right to ask for his details. If this person wants to, he could very much give WMP a nice little day out in court.
They never said what law he was supposedly breaking. It's pretty clear that they were just harassing this guy for no good reason.
This is the funniest part of the video. The police officer accuses the man of breaking lockdown laws (guidelines) but then proceeds to break said laws (guidelines).
That sounds like they are targeting something more to be fair..
I would have thought so.