Jailed for breaking Covid quarantine requirements

[MereDintofPandiculation]

If you're in the Isle of Man, there's no nonsense about "doing what you need to do". Man jailed after visiting a bank when a cash machine swallowed his car, woman jailed after visiting a locksmith (which isn't usually something you can put off)..

I don’t see a problem here?

There was no excuse for the pub visitor or woman to leave the house during their mandatory quarantine. It’s only 14 days ffs. Couldn’t she have phoned or emailed the locksmith instead? We are in 2020 after all.

The other man’s bank card wouldn’t have been swallowed by the machine had he been following his mandatory quarantine - as he would have been at home and his card wouldn’t have been inserted in the machine to begin with. It’s also debatable whether he would have lost his phone had he been at home, one could argue both incidents could have been completely prevented if he followed quarantine guidelines. Again, if he did lose his phone he could have contacted his insurance/police/network provider etc at home using WiFi. It isn’t something that specifically has to dealt with by a phone shop, especially in 2020.

They knew they had to quarantine and it was against the law to break it, but did it anyway.
Chance you take.
What is the point in quarantine if people just think they can do what the hell they like anyway?

Oh and this
No one is happy, but as far as we know it will slow down the spread of the virus, which is what we need to do. Why do people say that "happy to give up freedom" thats total bollocks

We need to see more of this.

What, people being jailed because they used a cash machine?

Christ on a roller-coaster....

@NotTerfNorCis

Going to prison = life over. Good luck getting a job after that. It seems incredibly harsh, especially when you think of some of the things people can do and not get sent to prison.

Well, considering the ages of the 3 involved are 64, 60 and 64 respectively, I doubt that job hunting is relevant. All 3 also broke their mandatory quarantine whilst being aware imprisonment was on the table if caught. They still disregarded quarantine, so are responsible for the consequences.

Beyond that, employers will make their own decisions based upon the conviction. They may not see offences in relation to breaking quarantine as a deal breaker, as it is minor compared to other violent or fraudulent offences.

No sympathy. You break the law, you face the consequences.

@PigletJohn

I live near an island and the people who live there are very insular, and when the chips are down (e.g. they think they are threatened with the Plague) will blame Mainlanders and say they shouldn't come to the island.

I understand the three people prosecuted on IoM had all recently arrived from GB.

They were lucky not to have been put in a Wicker Man.

So guilty from the off

othering is so alive and well

@InDeoEstMeaFiducia

Would be great if other countries banned tourists from going there again ever, see how well they do without the money they get from tourism.

Why

People still travel to countries that e.g. imprison people for drinking

I am not sure how I feel about this. A hefty fine - yes, but a prison sentence? Wow

What, people being jailed because they used a cash machine? Christ on a roller-coaster....

Eesh, that's a really simplistic, minimizing way of looking at it!
Nothing wrong with just using a cash machine.
Although it's not just about "using a cash machine", is it?
It's about there being lockdown restrictions in the area due to the pandemic.
If you aren't supposed to be out at cash machines, or wandering round the shops or whatever, don't bloody do it!
Can hardly whine if you do it anyway and then get fined or whatever for it.

"Wicker Man"

[quote Waxonwaxoff0]@MidnightCitrus no, the fact that they've been jailed. Scary how many people are happy about giving up their freedom over a virus.[/quote]
Some might say it's scary how many people see vulnerable people's lives as worthless.

Good. Sick and tired of people thinking they can bend flex or simply ignore the rules they dont like.
If I was to report all the selfish fuckers that were on my social media, for their continual breach of quarantine the authorities would be over run.
I've binned off 10 plus people if my sm in revent weeks as they return from their holidays and go for there eat out to help out meals 3 days running, park with the kids, picnics, beaches in huge groups, hot tub gatherings, Supermarkets, school shoe shopping hairdressers, hospital appointments etc etc.
Next to no one around here is even trying to quarantine. The utter selfishness of it is ridiculous but hey you know, no doubt its an infringement on their human rights and freedom.

Simple fact is few people like the new 2020 way of life but it is what is for now, and the selfish fuckers that do as they please should be publicly shamed and brought to justice.

I've binned off 10 plus people if my sm in revent weeks as they go for there eat out to help out meals 3 days running, park with the kids, picnics, Supermarkets, school shoe shopping, hairdressers, hospital appointments etc etc

OK, what's wrong with doing any of them? Not sure where you live but in England there's nothing wrong with doing any of them

I'm sure other people were jailed on IOM months ago for the same thing. It was hardly a surprise to the three of them. They chanced it and got caught. Yes it's harsh, but that's their rules.

Really? So if you are in 14 day quarantine you can go to the park, meet friends, eat out, go to.a hairdresser and do all that i listed above?
So what can you not do.whilst in 14 day quarantine?? And if so, why are so many people rushing home from abroad before deadlines?

@Mothership4two

I'm sure other people were jailed on IOM months ago for the same thing. It was hardly a surprise to the three of them. They chanced it and got caught. Yes it's harsh, but that's their rules.

Yes that's right, and they were locals. It's absolutely nothing to do with disliking incomers. It's about enforcing restrictions which are there to protect people on the island.

I'm embarrassed if the recent cases were mainlanders. It shows utter disrespect to the Isle of Man. Regardless of coronavirus, different places have different rules and customs, and as a visitor you should be respectful of that.

@RhiantheMunter oops, if that's the case, read your post wrong - thought you meant was humping over people just doing those things in general which are allowed!
If you're in quarantine though, seriously, what?! Why the duck would people be doing those? What part of quarantine do they not understand

"@MidnightCitrus no, the fact that they've been jailed. Scary how many people are happy about giving up their freedom over a virus."

The isle of man has had no cases for over 3 months so life there can be back to normal. They won't need to take any special day to day measures nor worry about going schools going back etc. These 3 people put all the freedom of everyone else on the island at risk without good reason and have been punished accordingly.

New Zealand hadn't had cases for a long time but have had another outbreak - from imports I think I read.

Unless IOM is entirely self sufficient it could happen there.

I’m sure they know it will happen there. Guernsey is the same and are quite open about the fact that it will come back at some point and everyday restrictions may need to be put in place again.

But that’s much less likely to happen if people follow the quarantine rules and those that break the law are not just ignored.

NZ had some cases yes. They took swift action and it's already back under control.
The Isle of Man would no doubt do the same.

When so many people won't follow the rules - what's the point?

[quote Waxonwaxoff0]@MidnightCitrus no, the fact that they've been jailed. Scary how many people are happy about giving up their freedom over a virus.[/quote]
We still have our freedom just in a different way, you can moan about it or you can take advantage and do different things that you wouldn't otherwise have done.

@Bluebell9 when you say life is back to how it was before, do you mean no masks, no social distancing, schools back as normal etc? I’d happily take the risk of jail for not quarantining probably to get back to that way of life! I’m the kind of person who follows the rules and does what I’m meant to, if you don’t want to do that, you are not helping the problem. The consequence for being part of the problem is jail. Presumably that was written down somewhere, the courts didn’t just make it up? And everyone knew the rules when they arrived at the island? Tough luck to them, I reckon. I hope the IOM gets to keep its covid free status.

What's the point? So shall we all just do whatever we want with anything? Drink drive because lots of others do it? Shoplift or steal because many others do it? Assault someone you don't like because so many others do it?

We should still try to follow moral and legal guidelines even if some people break them.