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.

Yes SheepandCow I would report ANYONE drink driving. Including my own family. I work in a hospital and see the devastation, disabilities, and deaths caused by drunk drivers. What's your point?

My point is that refusing to self isolate whilst Covid positive is as potentially deadly as drink driving. Some people seem to think it's 'grassing up' or 'curtain twitching' to report. I'm wondering if they're the same when it's drink driving. I expect some are.

@Onthedockofthebay

I'd report her. She's tested positive for Coronavirus and has been to the supermarket and other places, possibly on public transport.

This is different from someone who hasn't tested positive going out. She knows she definitely has coronavirus and is going out breathing the virus on to others, some of whom may be vulnerable.

She's an idiot.

I would report her in a heartbeat.

@Lipz

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!!!

Exactly. I'm tired of all of my sacrifices going for naught due to all the selfish assholes out there.

Of course you report her. This is why people are dying and dying alone in nursing homes

From the guardian:
More than 70,000 deaths involving Covid-19 have now occurred in the UK, new figures show.

We quite possibly have the highest death rate in the whole world. Per million population. The only countries with more deaths than us all have much larger populations.

I’d report. This is different to having people over against ‘the rule’ which I’d probably silently be annoyed about and do nothing. She’s had a positive test and is knowingly going about her businesses seemingly without a care.

Who would have thought this time last year we would be justifying 'reporting' our neighbours to police for leaving their house. I understand what she is doing is technically wrong but this is a slippery slope. Anyone else terrified of the consequences of people being socially accepted as a moral person for reporting their neighbour to authorities?

Gosh, my neighbours have had parties and I have kept my nose out and I am not the reporting kind. However, I would think about reporting this.

Right, so she says she's now feeling better? I expect that means she will feel even more entitled to go out and about now.

@sneakysnoopysniper

My neighbour did something which was a criminal offence and for which I could have reported them to the police and the local council. It was caught on CCTV so I printed a sheet with a few of the thumbnails and a story on the back about how someone who comitted a similar offence was fined £1000. I just put it through their door, They played a few dirty little tricks on me in the past so now they know I have power over them. They are living on my grace not to report them.

Absolutely batshit behaviour

I haven't seen Covid positive neighbour yet today. I have spoken to my elderly neighbour and warned her (she happened to be outside earlier when I was).

I'm not as aware of what's going on outside during the weekend as it's only Mon - Fri that I'm sitting at my desk with a view on to the road.

Yes. If shes tested positive I definitely would. This isn't about nosingbon neighbours this is about potentially killing someone I would also report someone carrying a loaded gun it's the same

@Jrobhatch29

I saw an old school friend in asda 2 days ago who I know by her Facebook has covid and defs not been 10 days since her symptoms started. I haven't done anything about it because I have no desire to report people.

You have done something though. You have allowed her to go about knowingly infecting people.

Your lack of reporting is not a badge of honour.

@maddy68

Yes. If shes tested positive I definitely would. This isn't about nosingbon neighbours this is about potentially killing someone I would also report someone carrying a loaded gun it's the same

Exactly!!

@MummaBear4321

Who would have thought this time last year we would be justifying 'reporting' our neighbours to police for leaving their house. I understand what she is doing is technically wrong but this is a slippery slope. Anyone else terrified of the consequences of people being socially accepted as a moral person for reporting their neighbour to authorities?

'Technically wrong'

No. It's actually fucking wrong. She has a POSITIVE covid test. It doesn't get any more ACTUALLY wrong to go out into supermarkets & on public transport. FFS

Yes report her. This isn’t a case of your neighbours are having a get together against the rules this is someone who definitely has the virus going out and possibly transmitting it to someone vulnerable. She could be contributing to somebodies death. Screw being neighbourly it’s not even a question- if you are going to be that selfish and risk harm to others you should be called out on it.

Your lack of reporting is not a badge of honour

Exactly. Standing by and letting it happen without reporting isn’t something to be proud of whatsoever.

@Dugee

Ok, well she's messaged back to say thanks for the offer but she doesn't need anything and she's feeling much better now thanks.

I'd reply saying

I'm glad you're feeling better. How many more days do you have of your isolation period? It's annoying having to stay home when you feel ok, but so necessary as the virus is still so easily transmitted to others. Do let me know if you need anything before your isolation period is up

you stupid, selfish cow

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@MummaBear4321

Who would have thought this time last year we would be justifying 'reporting' our neighbours to police for leaving their house. I understand what she is doing is technically wrong but this is a slippery slope. Anyone else terrified of the consequences of people being socially accepted as a moral person for reporting their neighbour to authorities?

Hope you’re pleased with yourself. Disgusting way of looking on the world. Very “no such thing as Society”—smug, selfish and happy to see others die for you outlook

Could you text her and ask if she needs you to pick up anything for her as obviously she needs to be isolating for 14 days? Then you can highlight the rules whilst also potentially helping her to not infect others.

I seriously think the biggest consequence of this pandemic is what utter arseholes a lot of people are.

The does not revolve around you as individual, we are never going to be able to get back to a 'normal' life while people will not follow the rules. It's not hard to understand what happens when you don't.

The latest spike is because idiots had to have their big drinking session before we went back into lockdown, and now we may have a longer one because of it.

And those saying about reporting a neighbour for drink driving, yes I would why the hell wouldn't you.

I agree with others , it's annoyed me those spying on neighbours but if she's told you she's tested positive but still going out then definitely report.
If she can't stay home for a few bloody days ffs.
Then can't get it into their head that the whole lockdown, jobs at risk places closed etc is down to idiots like her .
Op I'm curious when she mentioned that she tested positive did you say anything like oh so you need to isolate now ?

Who do you “report” them to?

Question:
How is it different going out and about after a positive Covid test, or when you have the 'flu, a nasty stomach bug, diarrhoea, chicken pox, or any other usually mild conditions, that could endanger a vulnerable person?

Just because none of the above should be happening in an ideal world doesn't mean it still isn't.

I personally know of people over the past few months who have a nasty cold/'flu who have tested negative for Covid, but instead of thinking they're not well and shouldn't be out and about, they go about life as normal. Some of them even get old antibiotics from someone they know, instead of going to the gp, in the mistaken belief that the antibiotics protect against or cure viruses.

A friend of mine had a picture on social media of her 3 year old in a trolley in the supermarket the morning after she had projectile vomiting. By the comments, most people knew the child had been ill, but nobody cared she was already out and about. People either don't or won't realise that being off school or work means you shouldn't really be going anywhere else either.

So unfortunately, instead of the Covid crisis making us think about how all illnesses can impact on the community, it seems to be limited just to Covid.