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UK Police Threaten to Enter Houses at Christmas to Break up Gatherings
LifeSite News ^ | 10/29/20 | Michael Haynes

Posted on 10/30/2020 6:10:09 PM PDT by marshmallow

'If we think there’s large groups of people gathering where they shouldn’t be, then police will have to intervene,' an official warned.

BIRMINGHAM, England, October 29, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The politician responsible for the UK police force in the West Midlands area has stated that he will order the police to break up family gatherings around Christmas if they violate the government’s “rule of six.”

David Jamieson made the comments to the Telegraph, stating that “If we think there’s large groups of people gathering where they shouldn’t be, then police will have to intervene. If, again, there’s flagrant breaking of the rules, then the police would have to enforce.”

Jamieson then referred to the Christmas period, saying “it’s not the police’s job to stop people enjoying their Christmas. However, we are there to enforce the rules that the government makes, and if the government makes those rules then the government has to explain that to the public.”

“The police are there to enforce it and keep people safe,” he continued, “they’re not there to make judgments about whether people should enjoy themselves or not.”

Jamieson, the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for West Midlands Police (WMP), oversees the department and has the power to appoint and fire the chief constable.

His comments were more cautiously supported by the PCC for the Merseyside area, who stated that police would “investigate” reports of family gatherings occurring that contravened the existing laws.

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1 posted on 10/30/2020 6:10:09 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Houses of Parliament?


2 posted on 10/30/2020 6:11:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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If the police intervene, they will increase the number of persons, adding to the violation.


3 posted on 10/30/2020 6:12:03 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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4 posted on 10/30/2020 6:12:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Scrambler Bob

This is happening under a so-called “Conservative” Government. Without a Constitution, there there are no guaranteed individual freedoms, which is why British democracy is no substitute for the American Republic. Britain is lost.


5 posted on 10/30/2020 6:15:18 PM PDT by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: marshmallow

Don’t give Democrat governors like Gavin Gruesom and Andy CuoMOB any ideas, but then again they probably had something like this planned anyways for the holiday season.


6 posted on 10/30/2020 6:15:59 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: nickcarraway

Like Redcoats searching the colonial houses without a warrant?


7 posted on 10/30/2020 6:18:06 PM PDT by CondorFlight
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To: marshmallow

How about busting into homes during Ramadan, EID, etc?


8 posted on 10/30/2020 6:20:21 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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How about busting into homes during Ramadan, EID, etc?


9 posted on 10/30/2020 6:20:39 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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To: marshmallow

This comes after the postponed Gay Pride orgies around the world.

This isn’t about a virus.


10 posted on 10/30/2020 6:21:44 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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To: marshmallow

“... they’re not there to make judgments about whether people should enjoy themselves or not...”

Just like American police...robotically enforce politicians’ orders.


11 posted on 10/30/2020 6:22:56 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: marshmallow

My husband suggests the police are all Muslims. Might be true in London.


12 posted on 10/30/2020 6:26:32 PM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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That's the same crap they've been doing in Melbourne, Australia. Besides the overzealous police there, the government appointed civilians with powers to walk into people's homes without a warrant to see if they are abiding by the lockdown rules. They can even take your kids away from you if you are found in violation. Not to mention very high fees if you are ticketed. One young couple, with three small kids, drove to a store to pick up items that they needed. Unknown to them, they traveled outside the zone, and were ticketed, despite the fact that there is no sign declaring where the zones begin or end. They were fined $5,000 a piece.

Businesses have been closed there for months, and are just now being allowed to open up. The Victoria police have publicly stated that people have the right to protest the lockdown, but then when you go outside to protest, you are arrested. They arrested two old ladies for sitting down on a bench in a park. They were told they couldn't sit down, but had to keep moving. Yet, when they arrested another guy for exercising outdoors, which he is allowed to do under the guidelines, they took him over to a park bench so they could sit down to get his information. There's no conformity, or continuity in the application of the lockdown laws.

13 posted on 10/30/2020 6:28:34 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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Too bad the English gave up their guns.


14 posted on 10/30/2020 6:37:36 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (2020 four more years!)
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To: mass55th

Horrible.


15 posted on 10/30/2020 6:40:11 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (2020 four more years!)
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Too bad the English Aussies gave up their guns. 🙄
16 posted on 10/30/2020 6:41:12 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: marshmallow
...it’s not the police’s job to stop people enjoying their Christmas. However, we are there to enforce the rules that the government makes...

Well then, Constable, it is your job to stop people enjoying their Christmas, isn't it?

17 posted on 10/30/2020 6:41:41 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: marshmallow
Years from now, Be Safe & Feel Safe will be up there in the lexicon as is "Where's The Beef".

Political marketing.

18 posted on 10/30/2020 6:42:31 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure)
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To: Jane Long

Indeed!


19 posted on 10/30/2020 6:44:04 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (2020 four more years!)
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To: marshmallow
unless it's a grooming party that is
20 posted on 10/30/2020 6:49:41 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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