[quote DayslikeThese123]@arevioletsreallyblue
If you’re in SE why are you getting so involved in Scotnet part of Mumsnet? I mean, you seem to have a strong agenda on here about playing down covid and also I’m noting the ablest comments I responded to further up the thread. It just seems a little odd... I don’t live in SE anymore and wouldn’t think of going on SE specific forums and arguing with people concerned about their locality, I mean it just seems... odd? Or this an agenda to make it ok for SE folk to head to Scotland for a holiday?[/quote]
Be causing, shockingly, when threads come up in active and mention tier 4, which I'm currently living under, i may click on them. Don't worry, I'm not actively searching through Scotsnet 
I'm not trying to downplay covid, but think there's far too many busybodies and also people have lost a sense of empathy and proportion to other things, such as MH.
If you read my post properly you would see I said I can see SOME merit in the idea that some people have. Not that I actually support it, but that I can understand why some people think this way.
I didn't go looking in any specific forum, I responded to an active thread and then continued to look at it as it's not in my 'watching' section. And when it's treating my area like a bunch of pariahs I think I have every right to give an alternative view.
I'm not advocating going to Scotland. If you've read all my posts you'd see I've said I can understand and have empathy for why some people do things, even if I wouldn't do them myself or don't agree with them. Plus, as OP has admitted, her desire to initially report them was based on previous issues and if they'd been her friends she'd be more likely to be fine with it.