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To suggest a means to report?

111 replies

GoatyGoatyMingeMinge · 27/03/2020 22:51

We really need some system to punish the rule breakers properly. It's high time a website was set up so that those who are clearly going out of the house more than they should be can be reported to the authorities.

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peterrabbitspossum · 27/03/2020 22:52

Vigilantes are always such a good idea......

RufustheLanglovingreindeer · 27/03/2020 22:54

Thats a horrendous idea

Legoandloldolls · 27/03/2020 22:55

Personally I dont have time for that. Luckily I live rurally and never been so grateful to live next to a expanse of private locked land I have access to.

There are people on my local FB group saying for blood over people walking, people buying food, single mums taking babies out and not locking them alone in cars.

Everyone needs to be kind and calm the fuck down as a global pandemic is pretty stressful.

AnotherMurkyDay · 27/03/2020 22:56

What's wrong with vigilantes? Sure there's no way for that to go wrong is there?! Vigilante justice is the people's justice

Bezalelle · 27/03/2020 22:57

This isn't North Korea! Catch yourself on.

AnotherMurkyDay · 27/03/2020 22:57

Is every body just rubbing their hands together with glee and spending the day curtain twitching?

Sickoffamilydrama · 27/03/2020 23:01

Sadly some people with power are already trying to do this what concerns me is who verifies the 'rules' have been broken.

Sounds a bit like it could turn into a witch hunt to me.

I know your scared and angry OP but this isn't the solution.

RufustheLanglovingreindeer · 27/03/2020 23:04

Sounds a bit like it could turn into a witch hunt to me

Yup...I can’t think what could go wrong 🤔

Solasum · 27/03/2020 23:04

I took my 6 yo into our (completely deserted)communal gardens today for some fresh air. Someone took it upon themselves to shout from the window that ‘there is a lock down. Go home. this is private property’. Suffice to say they shut up when I challenged them. But it wasn’t necessary for them to do that. We were not doing anything we are not allowed to do. Encouraging vigilanteeism is a
BAD idea in my book.

nitgel · 27/03/2020 23:05

Fgs it's like communist china. People are scaring me more than this virus.

PrincessMargaret · 27/03/2020 23:14

There's a difference between "going out more than they should be" and taking sensible social distancing measures. I went out once in a week and some woman on her phone literally tailgated me around the supermarket, Now I don't care if she goes out 5 bloody times a day If she avoids others in the process. You need to get a bit of a grip here.

SetMeFree40 · 27/03/2020 23:24

FFS, get a bloody grip.

TimeAintNothing · 27/03/2020 23:39

This is a terrible idea.

Current topics of conversation on our FB residents group:

  • people moaning about children playing outside in their own back gardens because "they should be inside doing school work"
  • people moaning about people with children who haven't put a rainbow picture in their front window and are "spoiling efforts to cheer people up on their daily walk"
  • people moaning about who did and didnt join in the doorstep applause last night along with some naming and shaming of who did not participate followed by comments about how "they should be at the back of the queue for a ventilator as a result" and "we will be watching this week to see who takes part"
  • people moaning that they are at the nature reserve (at the edge of the village so ten minutes walk away) and it is very busy, totally missing the point that they are also at the fucking nature reserve and contributing to the problem
  • people moaning that This Lady has been cycling all around the village several times a day, visiting all of her friends, and it is Not On because it is Against The Rules. Photograph of the woman in her bike was posted too. The woman herself was tagged by someone and popped on to say that she is a carer working for whatever company and is covering shifts here due to staff absence, they're clients she's visiting. Lots of queries followed about her handwashing, is she sanitising her bike after each journey, and then general moaning about why aren't the families taking care of their own rather than hiring in outsiders

People are currently batshit and any sort of reporting system will attract all sorts of batchit timewasters moaning on that her at Number 33 put her bins out on the street and went for a walk, the cheeky bitch.

GulliBelle · 27/03/2020 23:44

May be encourage children to inform on their parents (using a rewards system?) After all, who is better places to know if mummy or daddy have been out for a second cheeky run, or added a totally nonessential bottle of wine to their shopping.

Frankiecandle · 27/03/2020 23:45

There already is one. It's called Mumsnet.

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 27/03/2020 23:46

informing on your neighbours worked well for the Stasi I suppose Hmm

TimeAintNothing · 27/03/2020 23:46

Perhaps the children could have some sort of uniform to give them a sense of belonging, particularly now school is closed? And a catchy name for their special club?

GulliBelle · 27/03/2020 23:48

And a song and some slogans.

Panpastels · 28/03/2020 00:00

Ooh like 1984?

TimeAintNothing · 28/03/2020 00:02

Or 1943...

MintChocAddict · 28/03/2020 00:05

I've got an idea. We could place an 'eye' in every house Wink
Blessed be the fruit

GulliBelle · 28/03/2020 00:06

We could give it a cute name and a friendly voice, something like Alicia.

TimeAintNothing · 28/03/2020 00:18

Hello, reporting helpline? I saw Goody Booth with the Devil.

bigyellowduck · 28/03/2020 00:21

Vigilante justice is the people's justice

Said the klu klux klan

bigyellowduck · 28/03/2020 00:22

Vigilante justice is the people's justice

Salem thought the same