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Belgian Police Will ‘Ring the Bell’ and Check Houses at Christmas to Prevent Gatherings
LifeSite News ^ | 11/24/20 | Michael Haynes

Posted on 11/27/2020 6:33:45 PM PST by marshmallow

‘It is my absolute wish, and that of my colleagues, to allow a little more human closeness for Christmas,’ the Belgian Minister of the Interior claimed. ‘At the same time, we must take the alarm signals from hospitals very seriously.’

ROESELARE, Belgium, November 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Belgium’s Minister of the Interior warned that police would “ensure compliance with health measures at Christmas,” knocking on doors to assess if families are breaking COVID-19 restrictions.

Speaking to Belgian weekly newspaper De Zondag, Annelies Verlinden announced that over Christmas, police will “monitor compliance with the measures.”

“Enforcement is very important,” Verlinden said. “And where necessary, due to noise nuisance for example, the police will ring the bell.”

She stopped short of ordering police to enter homes to break up parties, mentioning that “residential entry in itself is not a priority. The legislation does not make that possible either.”

Verlinden herself was invited into Belgium’s new government, and only assumed office on October 1 of this year. After 18 years as a lawyer, Verlinden was described by her interviewer as “suddenly a powerful woman, especially now that we are almost living in a police state.”

“If we all stick to the measures, we may be able to offer some perspective,” Verlinden claimed, in answer to questions about Christmas celebrations.

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TOPICS: Current Events; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: gestapo; kgb; nazi2; ss
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1 posted on 11/27/2020 6:33:45 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

False imprisonment is a crime against humanity.


2 posted on 11/27/2020 6:34:52 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (You are in far more danger from an authoritarian government than you are from a seasonal virus.)
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To: marshmallow

Santa, is that you?


3 posted on 11/27/2020 6:35:00 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Grinch that stole Christmas to save people from themselves?


4 posted on 11/27/2020 6:35:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: marshmallow

Dave’s not here!


5 posted on 11/27/2020 6:35:52 PM PST by DannyTN (<P><a href="https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3902132/posts">)
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To: marshmallow

Why are people laughing this off and downplaying the government by calling them idiots. This is the stuff of the Anti-Christ. Am I the only one who sees it this way?


6 posted on 11/27/2020 6:37:07 PM PST by fightin kentuckian
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To: marshmallow

Ring the bell???

LOLOL

sheesh...

I am just shaking my head.


7 posted on 11/27/2020 6:37:48 PM PST by RummyChick (I blame Kushner.)
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To: marshmallow

But they didn’t bust up any Eid Al-Fitr celebrations a few months ago...


8 posted on 11/27/2020 6:38:30 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: mewzilla

Bet...


9 posted on 11/27/2020 6:38:40 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: marshmallow

SMH


10 posted on 11/27/2020 6:40:07 PM PST by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. I will never be a peaceful slave to a Socialist new America.)
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To: marshmallow

Open the door, “Ho Ho Ho” BANG.


11 posted on 11/27/2020 6:48:59 PM PST by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: marshmallow

"Who's there?"

"Ebbie!"


       

12 posted on 11/27/2020 6:55:33 PM PST by Songcraft
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13 posted on 11/27/2020 6:56:34 PM PST by moovova
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To: marshmallow

I can only assume they are doing the same at the feast of Eid.... Show up with armed police to pull women and children out of an Islamic religious feast, dare you. Now go pretend that all the animals are equal. Only some animals are more equal than others.


14 posted on 11/27/2020 7:00:24 PM PST by When do we get liberated? (A socialist is a communist who realizes he must suckle the breast of Capitalism.)
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To: marshmallow

Just leave a note on the door..

“Maria...we waited as long as we could but finally had to leave. If you arrive and see this note, we’ll be at Aunt Gisele’s. Call if you need directions. Merry Christmas!”


15 posted on 11/27/2020 7:01:10 PM PST by moovova
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To: marshmallow

Tell them Anne Frank isn’t hiding there...


16 posted on 11/27/2020 7:14:49 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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To: marshmallow

So, now people will have hiding places for extras, and keep their blinds drawn??? How Nazi of them.


17 posted on 11/27/2020 7:44:07 PM PST by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: marshmallow

Don’t answer. Or “ where’s your warrant ?”


18 posted on 11/27/2020 7:50:19 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guv-mint you get is the Trump winning express ! Yea haw ! Trump Pence II! Save America again )
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To: fightin kentuckian

No you are not!


19 posted on 11/27/2020 8:25:46 PM PST by FrdmLvr
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To: marshmallow

Then ignore the bell.

L


20 posted on 11/27/2020 8:26:18 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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