routemaster » Sat Jan 09, 2021 10:30 am wrote:Sonofsmegma » Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:24 am wrote:Covid: Fines reviewed after women 'surrounded by police'
A police force that was criticised for its "intimidating" approach to two walkers is to review its lockdown fines policy.
Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore said they were surrounded by police after driving five miles from their home for a walk on Wednesday, and fined £200 each.
Ms Allen, from Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, said she assumed "someone had been murdered" when she arrived at Foremark Reservoir on Wednesday afternoon.
When she and her friend were questioned by police, they were also told by officers the hot drinks they had brought along were not allowed as they were "classed as a picnic".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-d ... e-55594244
Quite right too, this is exactly the sort of policing we need to stop the virus spreading. While the police are rounding up and incarcerating these bastards, they’re not bothering me with my bald tyres.
They've updated it to say the fines are being reviewed and that
"Longstanding guidance from the College of Policing says officers should follow the "Four Es" and only give fixed penalty notices as a last resort."
was looking at this article earlier.
