The youngsters - some in fancy dress - appeared to be celebrating Halloween early
Posted on 10/30/2020 5:33:15 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Large groups of young people in fancy dress drank alcohol and chanted near police vehicles on the streets of Nottingham last night - hours before the toughest coronavirus restrictions were imposed on the city.
The gatherings came despite police warning that they would have "no hesitation" in fining those who deliberately flout the rules.
Nottingham officially moved into Tier 3 at 12.01am today, and new rules will include a ban on buying alcohol from shops after 9pm.
Some of the youngsters appeared to be celebrating Halloween two days early. A few police vehicles were present in the city centre, as well as an ambulance.
Earlier on Thursday, Assistant Chief Constable Kate Meynell said: "Sadly there has been a minority of people who think the legislation doesn't apply to them and we have been forced to take action, and in some cases hand out fines.
"In the last week we have given £10,000 fines to four people who organised parties with more than 30 people present as well as numerous £200 fines to people who wantonly broke the law."
She added that people who break the rules "with no regard for the impact their actions have on families and frontline key workers" will be fined.
Kay Cutts, the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said the 9pm alcohol ban had been requested to stop students partying.
She told reporters: "That's something which has been blighting a bit of Nottinghamshire... younger people don't ever think they are going to catch anything."
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The youngsters - some in fancy dress - appeared to be celebrating Halloween early
What will the coppers do when millions of people defy these draconian orders? Nothing.
Is it going to be a case of let the bodies drop where they will? Is it God’s way of cleansing some of the folks He thinks are ready? People are not going to stay locked down much longer. It’s un-natural for most folks.
Spoke with a dear friend in Wales this week, she was so excited that her grandson was going to be allowed to visit from England for 2 HOURS.
There’s a border to between Wales/England even though they are UK of course. The authorities are only allowing grandson and dad about 6 hours to visit, including travel time.
No matter your opinion of the virus or lock downs, keeping a grandmother from seeing her young grandson for MONTHS is cruel. I know there are some folks here in the US who’ve stayed away from family voluntarily, but this is the state forcing it.
It’s all for your own good, citizen.
Great! Tell the Sheriff of Nottingham to go knot himself.
“No matter your opinion of the virus or lock downs, keeping a grandmother from seeing her young grandson for MONTHS is cruel.”
Yes it is cruel, heartless really. I have been reading many heartbreaking stories of older folks just giving up on life. They sit at home, or perhaps in a nursing home, no one allowed to come see them, and they simply give up. I even saw a protest of nursing home folks saying that they would rather die of COVID than of loneliness.
Everyone that is helping extend these lockdowns should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Absolutely ashamed....
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