Should I report my neighbour?

[Dugee]

I was chatting to my neighbour on Thursday. She said she had just received a positive coronavirus test. I've seen her go out three times today. One time she came back with supermarket bags (but only a couple of bags). She doesn't have a car and I didn't see a taxi, so I think she must have got the bus (she may have walked but it's 3 miles to the nearest supermarket and it's been raining heavily today).

I'm working from home at the moment and my desk is in the front bedroom window, so I can see the comings and goings on our corner of the road.

I don't know whether to leave it and see if I notice her going out again next week, or report her.

These things can be reported anonymously on crime stoppers. Neighbour never needs to know it was the OP who reported.

Absolutely report her and ignore the dickheads on here that say you shouldn’t. If they had experienced what my family has they certainly wouldn’t be saying such shite. It sickens me to know she’s put people on public transport at risk.

I wouldn't.

@TrustTheGeneGenie

Depends how much you want to ruin your relationship. I wouldn't want to live next door to someone I'd reported......

I wouldn't want to live next door to someone who would consider putting my other people at risk of serious illness or worse.

So should she move then? Lol.

I wouldn't want to live next door to someone who would consider putting my other people at risk of serious illness or worse

In that case you'd have to move house because reporting it wouldn't change that would it?

She must be thick as mince to have told you in the first place. Why on earth would anyone do that if they knew they'd be leaving their house

@Onthedockofthebay

These things can be reported anonymously on crime stoppers. Neighbour never needs to know it was the OP who reported.

It's not hard to work it out thought is it?

What action is taken re those who ignore the restrictions when reported?

None I'd say. And where and to whom are breaches reported anyway.

Given that my Dad with his heart and lung condition will almost certainly die if he gets this, I absolutely would say something to help ensure she doesn't go spreading it about. But I'd talk to her rather than report it, in a nice way, eg that 'I see you're still needing to go out while you're isolating. How can I help?' If she still carried on then I would then report her. If you put it the other way, that you could save someone's life by getting someone a ticking off you would, wouldn't you!

Wouldn't hesitate in reporting her . She knowingly is spreading a deadly virus and couldn't care less. Totally irresponsible as are any people saying don't report

I’d report her and then WhatsApp her to tell her I’d done it.

But then Covid has killed two of my relatives, one who was healthy.

She's not actually next door, we're in the corner of a cul de sac, so we're kind of diagonal. She was arriving home when I was bringing some stuff in from my car, so we stopped to say hello. We aren't friends but are friendly acquaintances, if that makes sense.

It depends when she started symptoms, the 10 day isolation is from when your symptoms started. She may have waited ages for her test result?

Either way I’d probably keep my nose out of it and stay away from her!

Perhaps ask if she needs any help instead of being a grass....

@FunnyInjury

She must be thick as mince to have told you in the first place. Why on earth would anyone do that if they knew they'd be leaving their house

Because they think they're above reproach and don't care about other people either

@GalaxyCookieCrumble

Grow up!

I would report her as she is spreading the virus in going out when she should be isolating.

You could just try mentioning in the WhatsApp group that you are very sorry for not offering to help her get her shopping the other day when she told you about the positive test and you feel terrible as you saw her struggling to the shops. Then offer to get her shopping for her.

Of course you need to report. I am sure you will remain anonymous anyway. She won’t know who reported her.

YES report her, I am sick to death of people thinking that this type of behaviour is OK. It's not!! How many people did she put at risk!! There are selfish cunts everywhere and it's making it harder for those of us who are vulnerable but have to go to the supermarket and having selfish idiots who think nothing of this virus and no thoughts whatsoever for others lives. I've 2 shielding since March, they are practically up the walls but they can't go out in case they meet arsehole like this and end up dead!!!

Definitely report her. This is awful and so selfish of her. She could pass it on to one of the people who end up dying.

I would have said more in the text like offered to get shopping "because you aren't allowed out now that you have tested positive for Covid and have to stay isolated". Just as a reminder to her to stay in.

"All this reporting people and spying on neighbours is horrendous"

How it is horrendous? What is horrendous is someone going out knowingly spreading covid to others, perhaps vulnerable people who could die from it.

Oh my days, all these reporters! What a sad time we live in. I presume you also report your other neighbours who have a few drinks at night then drive in the morning, or those that smoke in the garden if others are in the garden too, and the people who go out about with a cold and flu who also put certain groups at risk. It could go on and on, and so many of you just seem happy to spend your life snitching and judging others.

Please don't report her, talk to her and offer any help she may need rather than curtain twitching at her struggles.