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Would you call the police...

263 replies

spongebob1000 · 05/02/2021 20:22

...on your neighbours?

My neighbours are having friends around atm. They have people around often and don't care about lockdown rules. They never cared really. I am a bit jealous tbh that they are having people around having fun/ drinking, when we can't have friends around due to obvious reasons.

I think there are 6people in the house.

What would you do?

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TitInATrance · 05/02/2021 21:51

I’d think well if they get away with it feck it I can have a few chosen people around and as long as I’m reasonably discreet nobody’s going to take an6 notice - they certainly won’t do me in.

And there goes the neighbourhood...

TitInATrance · 05/02/2021 21:51

*dob me in, sorry!

FlyingFaster · 05/02/2021 21:51

@Whatisthisfuckery

Have you petty covid snitches ever considered that your petty tattling might prevent genuine non-emergencies being reported? Stuff that’s more important than Sharon and Terry over the road having two different people round for coffee? There are still real criminals out there you know?
It's not as if the police respond in time order.... I'm sure they can prioritise accordingly and probably wouldn't give a fuck about a 6 person gathering anyway
WendyJames35 · 05/02/2021 21:52

If households don't mix, the virus won't spread on the scale it has been.

I'm not saying report, but I am saying people who mix, just stop!!

TheChip · 05/02/2021 21:54

The virus is spreading because that is what a virus does. We can not stop it. That is not the plan or the reason for the rules. Slowing it down so that hospitals wouldn't get overwhelmed was the reason for the lockdowns.

People are not to blame for a virus. No fucker quizzed about how they managed to catch the flu, but now suddenly if someone gets ill it is always someone else's fault. It's never because maybe the person put their own hands to their mouth or rubbed their eyes before washing them. It's always someone who doesn't follow the rules who is to blame.

inquietant · 05/02/2021 21:55

Have you petty covid snitches ever considered that your petty tattling might prevent genuine non-emergencies being reported? Stuff that’s more important than Sharon and Terry over the road having two different people round for coffee? There are still real criminals out there you know?

Luckily the clever police anticipated this problem! Maybe you are unaware but the police have two numbers, 999 for emergencies and 101 for non-emergencies. You speak to a person trained in police work, they record everything and then police deal with things in priority order.

Angrymum22 · 05/02/2021 21:57

Well it sort of is the fault of those mixing together in small spaces (terraced houses). It’s not really outside weather.
Viruses have to be transmitted from one person to another they don’t walk around on their own.

Fuckingcrustybread · 05/02/2021 21:59

@wanderings

What would Dominic Cummings do?
If you are going to live your life by a man's actions 9 months ago, I feel very sorry for you. You are obviously stuck in the past and can't make any decisions for yourself. Grow up. Op I wouldn't report my neighbour for breaking Covid rules. I would think that when this is all over, I'll still be living next to them.
GettingUntrapped · 05/02/2021 22:02

I'd do fuck all. Mind your own business.

Nuggetknuckles · 05/02/2021 22:04

Have a word with staff working in various wards in hospital who are in despair at how many testing positive is as a result of openly admitting to continuing to meet friends/ family members indoors regularly, thus affecting all other areas of medical treatment so desperately needed at the moment.

Everyone knows how awful social isolation is, however it's simply not a case of them risking themselves and family, it spreads into the community, and so it continues.

It's not a case of being nasty. Police and NHS staff are fed up of having to put themselves and their family at risk due to people blatantly ignoring common sense. Police are also fed up of them and the general public who inform being compared to nazis/ a nazi state, it's simply not comparable, and
the Jewish community for obvious reasons find it incredibly offensive.

Again, speak to most police officers currently and they despair too. British police, despite what people may think, engage and explain first. They do not go in heavy handed in these situations, and are well aware of the agg it causes between neighbours, so it's handled appropriately. Most who are found to be breaching rules are normally quite embarrassed and compliant.

So regularly police hear " I didn't know/ it was just the once/ it's my freedom of choice" and worse. If your neighbours don't wish to be reported then they shouldn't be socialising in the way they are.
Make sure you are reporting for the right reason, jealousy should not be one of them.

As a rule of thumb in these situations the police normally respond to these situations if there have been several reports, you might find others near you have reported also.

Sleepyquest · 05/02/2021 22:04

I wouldn't but only because I couldn't bear the fallout and tension afterwards

flapperdapper · 05/02/2021 22:05

I’d report them. We are in this situation because of a virus, yes, and because of selfish idiots like your neighbours thinking rules don’t apply to them.

VaggieMight · 05/02/2021 22:08

A colleague said she was going to ignore the pre Christmas guidance of not mixing. She caught Covid and spent Christmas alone in one room.

Volcanoexplorer · 05/02/2021 22:13

I would be annoyed by this, the rules are for all of us and it definitely pisses me off when others think they’re above them. We’re all fed up and missing friends and family, but I probably wouldn’t report them unless there were lots of people. Last weekend a party of 30 students was broken up in my town, something like that I would definitely report.

thosetalesofunexpected · 05/02/2021 22:13

@spongebob1000

Op are they generally good neighbours or do they piss you off in other ways too?
Have your next door neighbours got history for being Antisocial shitty type of neighbours then?

If they make yourself and your family lives a nightmare in general?

This behaviour of next door neighbours of ignoring Lock down social distances etc on a regular basis.!

I would report them to the Police to have a word with them..

Its not like its a one off thing is it op.!

FancySomeChips · 05/02/2021 22:16

Report

“I’m only having 5 people round this week.” Said 10,000 people

thosetalesofunexpected · 05/02/2021 22:17

@spongebob1000
Report your next door neighbours ,especially if they often lockdown rules and they are in generally are Arsehole Anti social neighbours in general.!

And are general pain in the Arse to yourselves too. !

addicted2spaniels · 05/02/2021 22:25

Our NDN's have built a "party hut" in their garden for this purpose.

Last weekend they had around quite a few people round, and the noise was horrendous. I put the dogs out for a wee before bed, and went to take a sneaky photo of them on my phone only the effing flash went off....... I nearly broke my leg running inside like Mo Farrah! Funny thing is though that I was only going to send it to DD1 on Whatsapp, not report them, but they had all scarpered a bit quick and we haven't seen the ndn's all week............

I wouldn't report them....... I think the Police are stretched enough.

spongebob1000 · 05/02/2021 22:25

[quote thosetalesofunexpected]@spongebob1000

Op are they generally good neighbours or do they piss you off in other ways too?
Have your next door neighbours got history for being Antisocial shitty type of neighbours then?

If they make yourself and your family lives a nightmare in general?

This behaviour of next door neighbours of ignoring Lock down social distances etc on a regular basis.!

I would report them to the Police to have a word with them..

Its not like its a one off thing is it op.![/quote]
Well they are fine. Don't really talk to them much.
The neighbours on the other side of them messaged me and said how frustrated they are with the fact that they have people around weekly.
Unfortunately we can hear everything they say as the walls are rubbish in between houses. We know how often they have people visiting.

No, they are definitely not suffering with depression they just couldn't care less.

Last summer when everyone was staying in their homes they were having people round in their garden.

They are that type of people...they don't care.

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spongebob1000 · 05/02/2021 22:27

@addicted2spaniels

Our NDN's have built a "party hut" in their garden for this purpose.

Last weekend they had around quite a few people round, and the noise was horrendous. I put the dogs out for a wee before bed, and went to take a sneaky photo of them on my phone only the effing flash went off....... I nearly broke my leg running inside like Mo Farrah! Funny thing is though that I was only going to send it to DD1 on Whatsapp, not report them, but they had all scarpered a bit quick and we haven't seen the ndn's all week............

I wouldn't report them....... I think the Police are stretched enough.

Omg I laughed so much! This is brilliant. This is something I would do too 😂 Look at the bright side of it...you had a peaceful night
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diamondpony80 · 05/02/2021 22:30

No, I wouldn't. I'd turn a blind eye because it's none of my business.

Mittens030869 · 05/02/2021 22:46

No I wouldn't. I have too much of my own shit to think about to worry about what the neighbours are doing.

LyndaSnellsSniff · 05/02/2021 22:47

No I wouldn't.

But, I'd be willing to bet they were out there clapping week in, week out. THAT would really piss me off.

nimbuscloud · 05/02/2021 22:48

I would call the police
I’m sick of selfish fucking bastards
My views may be coloured by hearing of 3 Covid deaths today of people that are known to me

TisConfusion · 05/02/2021 22:49

I feel your frustration but I probably wouldn't report them. We live in a tiny terraced house with super thin walls and our neighbours have had people over in every lockdown. Not really full on parties but a few people round and laughing and joking and getting quite drunk by the sounds of it. It makes me so bloody angry. The worst one was 2 weeks ago when they stayed up all night and we actually heard them talking about us! Was tempted to knock and tell them that if they were going to break lockdown by mixing with others constantly could they at least be more discreet about it!

But realistically I don't really think anything can be done about it. If you report it and something does get done then they might know it was you and that would be awkward at best. Just know that you're doing all you can and we're not all selfish arseholes.

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