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‘This Is What a Police State Looks Like’: 2020 Britain’s COVID Cops
Breitbart ^ | December 26, 2020 | Victoria Friedman

Posted on 12/26/2020 1:36:04 PM PST by CheshireTheCat

Stalking dog walkers, fines for unauthorised car journeys, telling Britons to snitch on their neighbours, and arresting protesters at Britain’s sacred space for free speech are just some examples of British policing during 2020, the year of the Chinese virus.

When Prime Minister Boris Johnson passed the emergency coronavirus legislation on March 23rd, he also gave police expanded powers to enforce it, telling Britons: “If you don’t follow the rules, the police will have the powers to enforce them, including fines and dispersing gatherings.”

No sooner had police been given the powers than they were flexing their muscles in using them, oftentimes publishing details of supposed COVID crimes on social media.

Derbyshire Police was exposed as one of the most zealous police forces, provoking the condemnation of a former Supreme Court judge, and came to media attention when its officers cracked down on rural dog walkers, following them with drones and uploading the footage to social media in an effort to shame them for exercising in an unapproved fashion. Two months later, the same force went to extremes to discourage swimmers by dyeing a lagoon in a beauty spot black.

Some months later, Greater Manchester Police shamed a man on social media for breaching social distancing laws by having a cup of tea at his friend’s house, fining him £200.

Warrington Police, meanwhile, relished in telling the public that it had fined a man for going for a drive out of boredom and penalising a household for walking to the shops to buy ‘non-essentials’....

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: britain; coronavirus; europe; policestate
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And many politicians are chomping at the bit to do that here. And many Karens will support them.
1 posted on 12/26/2020 1:36:04 PM PST by CheshireTheCat
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The British public has been disarmed.


2 posted on 12/26/2020 1:37:11 PM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: facedown

gelded


3 posted on 12/26/2020 1:48:20 PM PST by Hieronymus (“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.”)
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Whoever thought that Boris would end up being more of a Red Tory than his two immediate predecessors. But there it is. Nobody is going to want to go to Airstrip One if he keeps this up.


4 posted on 12/26/2020 1:53:31 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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Just send them in circles.

"E's at the park!"

"No, mate, now e's at the Metro."

Flood. The. Zone.

5 posted on 12/26/2020 2:01:57 PM PST by StAnDeliver (Eric Coomer of Dominion Voting Systems Is The Blue Dress)
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To: facedown

We know you have a telly. We detected it.”

6 posted on 12/26/2020 2:17:30 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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Britain is no stranger to acting like a tyrant. Look at what they did to us over a couple hundred years ago.


7 posted on 12/26/2020 2:35:39 PM PST by lowbridge
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Any “no go zones” listed?


8 posted on 12/26/2020 2:36:37 PM PST by Hypo2
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And many politicians are chomping at the bit to do that here. And many Karens will support them.

And some on here too.

9 posted on 12/26/2020 2:40:00 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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The tyrants are fast coming out of their closets.

So many people “looked” normal enough, but when given the green light to express their inner control-freak thug natures, they couldn’t resist.

Reminds me of the parable of the wheat and the tares.


10 posted on 12/26/2020 2:42:34 PM PST by Ezekiel (The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
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To: CheshireTheCat

more government authoritarian levels of control

yet another piece to the puzzle


11 posted on 12/26/2020 2:44:06 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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Who’s in charge of picking up the dead body’s from the streets of these government snitches and police?


12 posted on 12/26/2020 3:06:21 PM PST by bikerman (BLUE LIVES MATTER)
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To: gundog

“The man from the Cat Detector van!”


13 posted on 12/26/2020 3:12:06 PM PST by elcid1970 ("Pres. Trump doesn't wear glasses. That's because he's got 2020.")
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To: CheshireTheCat

We’ve had Covid cops in Hawaii for months. And a volunteer squad of Karens to report people.


14 posted on 12/26/2020 3:19:50 PM PST by kaehurowing
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https://www.honolulupd.org/covid-19-information/
HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT

COVID-19 Information
October 26, 2020

covid 19 information
These are challenging times for our community. Here’s some information for frequently asked questions.

Governor Ige’s News Releases

SIXTEENTH PROCLAMATION RELATED TO THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY

EIGHTH PROCLAMATION OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER (COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus])

EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2020-29 (COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus])

Guidance Memorandum

If you have questions related to the emergency order, visit oneoahu.org/faqs. You can also send an email to covidresponse@honolulu.gov, or call the City and County of Honolulu’s hotline at (808) 768-CITY (2489).

Q: What activities and areas are currently restricted by the emergency order?

A: Restrictions have changed since the pandemic began. Please read EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 2020-29 (COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus]) for the latest information on beaches and parks, bars, the travel quarantine, and more.

Q: How can I report violations?

A: HPD has set up a phone hotline and email to report violations. The public is asked to call (808) 723-3900 or send an email to HPDCOVIDenforce@honolulu.gov.

Q: What is the HPD doing to enforce the emergency orders?

A: HPD teams have been created to assist with enforcement. Thousands of warnings and citations have been issued, and some individuals have been arrested. The penalty for violating the emergency rules and orders is up to a $5,000 fine and one-year imprisonment.

Q: Where can I get more info?

A: Go to oneoahu.org or call (808) 768-CITY (2489).

Original posting on 3-15-2020


15 posted on 12/26/2020 3:22:29 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: CheshireTheCat

Sci-Fi Fiction: Sesame Credit, USA
https://libertyislandmag.com/2019/02/12/new-sci-fi-fiction-sesame-credit-usa/


16 posted on 12/26/2020 3:44:24 PM PST by tbw2
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> "The man from the Cat Detector van!”

"You mean the loony detector van!"

17 posted on 12/26/2020 3:48:54 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: CheshireTheCat

The Brits are turning into the Nazi’s Gestapo.


18 posted on 12/26/2020 4:04:55 PM PST by BuffaloJack (Neither safety nor security exists in nature. Everything is dangerous and has risk.)
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To: Ezekiel

Looks like we are “slouching toward the NWO”. Some of these leaning non-Christian police/sheriff departments may be practicing for the Tribulation.


19 posted on 12/26/2020 4:07:10 PM PST by Maudeen (GOD DOESN'T NEED OUR PRAYERS. WE NEED OUR PRAYERS.)
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bump


20 posted on 12/26/2020 4:17:20 PM PST by foreverfree
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