This lockdown really has brought out the power hungry little men

[Tibola]

Give someone a high vis and an ID badge and suddenly you’ve got a mini village dictator on your hands.

I give you the parish council. Headed by a man who has taken it upon himself to “patrol” the village looking for rule breakers. He likes to talk about his patrol a lot on FB. Two day’s ago they were given ID badges by the POLICE so people would know they were from the village response team when they dropped food parcels.

He mentioned the ID badges 57372772 times (with pics) and then refused them to anyone who wasn’t “frontline village response”. His patrol involves questioning why people are out of their houses. And watching for suspicious people. And generally walking around in a high vis.

Little fucking goblin (sorry I’ve had a hard day)

Yup

Hilarious. Placemarking for further updates.

Yes and it’s not a joke these people are dangerous

What a tosspot.

When he asks I'd be tempted to reply. "Well why are you out of yours?!"

I'd report him to the police for harassment and ask them to remedy the situation they've created by taking the ID badges back and "having a word".

Go the real police are bad enough in some parts at the moment, pretend ones with a clipboard are even worse!

What your describing here OP. Is someone Hitler himself would of recruited!

Start a fake fan page where the rest of the village can report on his movements in excruciating detail.

Prefer that to to tossers having karaoke house parties, ta.

God. The police have even been told to rein it in a bit.

Whi the fuck does he think he is

Look in the bright side OP. Maybe you’ll get really lucky and someone will hit him with their car. (Joke. Kind of).

I sympathise. That would absolutely send me over the edge.

It's not just men - have you seen some of the posts on here recently? The slightest excuse to tell someone off and feel superior has some posters going absolutely bonkers.

Sounds like Warden Hodges from Dad’s Army.

Little fucking goblin

I love that, OP. Yep, the suburban Stasi have made a few appearances round here too. My local area Facebook page is basically grass central, nothing but irate posts about people standing too close in Morrison’s. There’s a guy who must live near me because he seems to walk past my house once a day while me and 2 year old DS are playing in the garden, shooting us the most horrendous dirty looks and turning round several times as if to see if we’re still there. I am not imagining this. He might be getting the finger next time.

It was gratifying to read that overzealous police forces are being told to rein it in, because so many people seem to think if some arsehole sergeant in Derbyshire with more power than sense says it then it must be law. And that business with the Easter Eggs, for fuck’s sake...

@Poopypanda
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There is a rival volunteer group in the next village who are also doing prescription runs for some people in our village

He’s very vocal about their only being ONE centralised group per village. I’m expecting maps with borders to be drawn up very soon.

My eldest daughter is walking my two youngest to school each day and collecting them whilst I work. She’s been told she can tell him to mind his own bloody business if he tries questioning her

There are a load of posters on mumsnet who would bloody love a high vis vest and a clipboard. They'll be along soon I'm sure to tell everyone who objects to this that we're all murderers.

@isabellerossignol you are not wrong. It’s fucking grim, isn’t it? COVID 19 seems to be a long awaited opportunity for arseholes to feel powerful.

Oh god yes. There’s a self appointed community spokesman here too. Posts all of his heroic acts on Facebook for extra ego strokes.

Yeah - the "just stay home" gang who never need to get shopping, go for a walk because they don't have a garden/ need fresh air exercise/ have to walk dog or go to work etc.

I thought suzannah Reid made an excellent point today on GMB. She said it's different isolating when you have a large house, rooms to escape to alone, big outside space etc than a family of 6 in a flat without even a balcony let alone a garden.

People just taking a walk aren't placing others at risk. I don't however agree they all need to shop together!

I’d ask him publicly on Facebook If he has had a recent enhanced DBS check. He should not be assuming power over children or anyone who is vulnerable without one.

What a prick. Surely his patrol is a non-essential journey? I'd report him because I'm petty.

I’d tell him to mind his own fucking business.

This country would slide so joyfully into facism.

Good God! The police will have happily given them passes so they can keep themselves busy and stop ringing 999 to grass up Beryl from number 62 for going out to buy some fags.