Coronavirus: Police may only deal with serious crime in case of mass COVID-19 outbreak

[Sampo]

Coronavirus: Police may only deal with serious crime if there is mass COVID-19 outbreak

One in five workers could be absent in those weeks when the virus peaked, the government says in its action plan.

news.sky.com

I dare not ask for the definition of serious crime? How did China cope with this and why is it that all of a sudden the messages from the government are mostly negative.

I wonder if the percieved impact caused by the Corona virus will be greater than Brexit or climate change, which seems to have gone to the back pages.

 

[VSS]

That'll be a step forward then....

 

[David.evans]

Unless some one is murderd they ain’t bothered
never mind old ladys getting battered for there purse, shocking

 

[Kalahari]

So, just thought hate crime then!

David.

 

[ian67]

so business as usual in Scotland apart from speeding.

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Pound is dropping like a stone on forex!

 

[David.evans]

So, just thought hate crime then!

David.

Don’t understand your comment mate
atb

 

[Broadarrow]

call out the Home Guard !!!!!!!!

 

[Woodsmoke]

So the plan is to draft in the army to help, is it?

I guess none of them plan to fall ill then . . . .

 

[freid]

In terms of how China coped, compared with the very negative comments coming from the govt - I think the main reason is because China have a fairly totalitarian government which has the ability to shut down and isolate major cities/areas of outbreak. The UK and Europe as a whole don't have that level of control, and hence the perceived risk of spread is much greater over here.

 

[Klenchblaize]

FEO's will soldier-on.

K

 

[FrenchieBoy]

"Police will only deal with serious crime in case of Covid 19 outbreak" - It'll be interesting to know how they are going to define "serious crime"?

 

[finnbear270]

"Police will only deal with serious crime in case of Covid 19 outbreak" - It'll be interesting to know how they are going to define "serious crime"?

The ones they actually turn out to?

 

[FrenchieBoy]

The ones they actually turn out to?

That sounds about right!

 

[CarlW]

I would like a list in advance of the laws I am now allowed to break, please. Might be some gooduns worth doing...

 

[AN DU RU FOX]

Just become a drug dealer the competitions a little fierce but a great turnover ,no overheads as you can stand or park your car in front of any shop and get your customers as they pass ,no insurance needed on vehicles so as to aid dumping, and if your business is slow just take your kids to school for a change and sell outside there. very little chance of prosecution the same familys been doing it around here for thirty+ years.

 

[Woodsmoke]

Just become a drug dealer

I'm predicting a serious shortage of Lemsip, so I've cornered the local market by clearing out the Co-Op and Aldi in Forfar and Brechin. I've even emptied the local Spar. Laurencekirk is next on my list. And screw you lot if you think you're getting a special SD discount . . . .

 

[AN DU RU FOX]

I thought after brexit we would be in control of our own border again hhmmmm.

 

[Sampo]

I'm predicting a serious shortage of Lemsip, so I've cornered the local market by clearing out the Co-Op and Aldi in Forfar and Brechin. I've even emptied the local Spar. Laurencekirk is next on my list. And screw you lot if you think you're getting a special SD discount . . . .

How dare you

 

[Orion]

Don’t understand your comment mate

Harry Miller and the Thought Crime Police