Stay Home Stasi

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Had one on my timeline ranting on about the news item re UK citizens stuck abroad and several others about kids in the area not staying at home. I think some people aren't going to be happy until they give us an app where we can report our neighbours if they go out more than once a day.

It's actually quite worrying given the massive new powers the police and state have, how keenly a population fervently tasked with saving our already deified NHS would embrace the opportunity to have a hand in enforcing these powers regardless of circumstance.

Well, there’s always one, in this case it’s you. Hope that helps.

I agree with you.

Don’t worry, it won’t last, as if it did, there would be complete societal breakdown

Whenever people are made to follow extremely burdensome rules, they will resent anyone not following the rules. Especially if (as in this case) the rules are there to save lives. I don’t think that makes them busybodies.

Thanks @TatoTurner. I actually have adults on my Facebook who are sharing pictures of a group of maybe four kids cycling down the street and shouting 'whose kids are these???!'.

They're not breaking into houses, they're not spitting at people, they're literally cycling down the street.

Now, I appreciate that they shouldn't be doing it but these are kids ffs and just off the top of my head I can think of a load of reasons why they're going out in a group of more than four and why lockdown is probably unlikely to happen with any degree of consistency in homes where there is any kind of social vulnerability.

I thought bekind was the worst hashtag but lord I'd welcome its return over stayhome.

Sorry, going out in a group of more than TWO

I hope you're ready to have your arse handed to you OP

Totally agree, there are a few busybodies like this on my local facebook page doling out abuse about joggers, people walking down the street on their own. It's actually making me scared of going out even though I need to as I've run out of medicine.

Well said OP.

Well where are the parents of these kids and why are they letting them out? School isn’t on holiday....

Going out is fine! Just stick to the rules of social distancing. Don't touch anything (playground / outdoor gym) or sit on a park bench.
The reason we are told to go out once a day is so that we can all find a "safe" timeslot. Think about it 30 people in a park, all out in the afternoon, bad idea, spread over morning, afternoon and evening good idea!

@SapphireSalute, I dunno, drunk/stoned in front of the telly or otherwise not coping? There are lots of kids with no one to consistently tell them to stay at home. There are lots of homes where children may well consider themselves to be less at risk being out with their mates than locked indoors with a neglectful/abusive parent.

I've just read a horrible post, someone complaining that their neighbours had a food delivery and went shopping in the car. And they have 2 cars!! The poster clearly thought it was disgusting. Dont see what having 2 cars had anything to do with it. She also claimed they are not self isolating and are 100% healthy and have no mental health issues. Ffs, what on earth did it have to do with her. It was virilous.

"Well where are the parents of these kids and why are they letting them out? School isn’t on holiday...."
Perhaps they are from one household, taking their daily exercise!!

I see no point to the Facebook rants, what are they hoping to achieve? Most of them are being shared by people doing exactly what they are frothing about others doing. (I can go for a walk, but no one else can)

Walking/jogging around in the local area runs the risk of bumping into people on crowded city pavements .A short drive to a local park with room to move around ,seems much more sensible to me. As I read it we are allowed out for exercise purposes once a day, or essential food shopping unless we are a high risk group .

There is another thread on here where police are stopping people driving to a park to exercise as it’a Not an essential journey.

On another thread posters are getting roasted for suggesting a drive out for a couple of miles to a more open area. You just cannot win! My DDs, both in London, say they can easily walk out and keep separate. One has said the local large park is closed though. That could be policed at the gate(s) and some gates closed. We thought the parks were reopening.

I’m in the country with woods on my doorstep and it’s very quiet. Usually a prime ramble route. Just a few out every day and walking separately. Lots of bikes out last night though.

We live in a small cul de sac and one of our neighbours is keeping a close eye on everyone. Despite everyone abiding by the rules, he's there at his door or window watching. He's probably sorting down our movements and how long we're out of the house. His wife seems pretty normal and just gives everyone a wave but he's the type to ring the police if he thinks our hour long exercise is five minutes over. He's the type who would be an informer during the war, he'd happily hand over neighbours to authority for the sake of it.

This is from the other thread.

DurhamDurham Did I miss something? I read we are allowed out once a day for exercise not one hour a day?!

Not going to be popular but I sort of agree with you.

There's two points:

a) people need to observe the rules -- that's a given and important that this is enforced. And if people are flagrantly breaking the rules in a way which risks public health they need to be called out.

b) BUT this has brought out a fairly unpleasant side of some people's nature, which is a slightly hysterical judgement of people for any behaviour which could be an infraction. Such as posting pictures of people's kids on bikes on FB with captions saying "whose are these kids" etc. Nothing particularly wrong with the action of calling it out but the manner and the medium of doing it is shrill and judgemental.

There are always some people who thrive on the perception that they have a moral edge over other people and situations like this are bound to bring out the worst in those sorts of people. They are the coronavirus equivalent of curtain twitchers.

OP where do you live - the Mumsnet Stasi want to add you to the snitch database !! Seriously though minimum outside visits and then only for essential purposes and by foot wherever possible. Not that difficult.