I agree that some of the police have seemed overzealous but I think it was with the best intentions. After some quite shocking scenes the previous weekend, drastic action was needed to discourage hordes of people from continuing to descend in crowds from miles around on rural communities and locations. With Easter coming, I hope the police continue to stop cars entering the National Parks and similar honeypot places, turning back those who are not travelling for work, care responsibilities or because they live there .
There has also been some selective reporting to grab headlines. I only needed to quickly google the location one police service are being accused of ruining to find out that this is a disused quarry. The water is highly toxic, with hidden dangers under the surface such as scrap metal. As long ago as 2013, the local council were putting black dye in to the water to deter swimmers, including parents letting their children enter the water.
I do however think that the filming and posting on social media has to stop. I'm only half joking when I say that I wouldn't blame anyone who decided to use rock, gun, or trained hawk to take down any annoying drones being used to film and breach the privacy of their family as they go about their lawful, responsible business.
We have the right to exercise under the law, but the responsibility is on us all to follow the guidelines which are designed to protect us all, limit viral spread and pressure on services - so to stay local for exercise, once a day, and to minimise the amount of time away from home.
Hopefully, especially with Easter coming, most people have got the message that it is a national emergency not a national holiday. We do need our Easter Eggs though - the plod had better not touch them or I'll be on to Amnesty International.