Relaxation of Restrictions, Part IX Read OP For Mod Warnings

copeyhagen · 21-03-2021 12:28PM

robbiezero wrote: »

I had sympathy for people last summer trapped in some ridiculous travel radius with sweet fa cases and not able to see family, loved ones etc.
No sympathy this time round.
1 year on and all we have gained is an extra 3km on the exercise radius. F**k that.

"but but, look how that worked for us at Xmas, people flaunted the rules"

or insert some other bullsh1t reply

Coillte_Bhoy · 21-03-2021 12:29PM

namloc1980 wrote: »

Ah resorting to the ad hominems. When all else fails I guess.

Oh the irony :pac:

TomTomTim · 21-03-2021 12:34PM

Locotastic wrote: »

More and more people realising this every day. Sadly some will be still walking around a 5km radius from their homes come 2022.

I somewhat feel bad for them because they are well intentioned, and not all the well intentioned are tyrants like some posters on here. As a cyclist, I know I'd have gone mad is I was following the 5k rule slavishly. I seen another lad cycling locally recently, he was literally cycling up an down the same stretch over and over again. There's no way I could tolerate doing that daily for months.

Locotastic · 21-03-2021 12:40PM

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Its a news report ffs, there is no intention to intimidate anyone, do you not wnat the national media to report arrests at a political protest?

Aren't they very selective in their coverage and even the coverage of protests in general in this country?

Our national broadcaster, who we fund.

I don't think it's standard to see this type of detail given and headlined, it's clear they turn a blind eye to other such happenings when it suits them.

The Gardai must be sick of dealing with this sort of thing but it's not true to say that a ream of names and addresses are usually reported as a headline story for the offence of not giving a name and address to Gardai.

Penfailed · 21-03-2021 01:36PM

The HorsesMouth wrote: »

Everyone is forgetting here that across the border they will have stadiums and pubs full of people in June. It won't take long catching on here. Things are going to change v quick.

No, they won't.

niallo27 · 21-03-2021 01:39PM

Penfailed wrote: »

No, they won't.

Maybe not stadiums but definitely pubs.

Vicxas · 21-03-2021 01:45PM

Is it next week we're expecting an update on the restrictions?

namloc1980 · 21-03-2021 01:46PM

Vicxas wrote: »

Is it next week we're expecting an update on the restrictions?

Officially 5th April. Unofficial leaks have already started.

irishgeo · 21-03-2021 01:50PM

namloc1980 wrote: »

Officially 5th April. Unofficial leaks have already started.

The update will be provided before the 5th of April

Loafing Oaf · 21-03-2021 01:51PM

irishgeo wrote: »

The update will be provided before the 5th of April

Likely on the 1st!:P

FintanMcluskey · 21-03-2021 01:53PM

irishgeo wrote: »

The update will be provided before the 5th of April

Are NPHET advising government directly or via Twitter?

TonyMaloney · 21-03-2021 02:07PM

There is some kite flying going on in the UK with regard to foreign holidays this summer.
It sounds like they're not going to allow them, as they don't want variants undermining all the work they've done on the vaccine front.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/21/uk-minister-hints-covid-rules-on-foreign-travel-could-extend-to-summer

My guess is that the thinking will be the same here and in many other European countries.
The ramifications for countries like Spain, Italy and Greece are going to be ****ing terrible.

AlekSmart · 21-03-2021 02:12PM

namloc1980 wrote: »

This is comical. You demand proof on the one hand and then immediately engage in your own imagined scenarios. Christ almighty, the lack of self awareness is unbelievable.

I see great scope for certain posters to be appointed as Officials to wander abroad and seek out persons who look somewhat undesirable,particulary if in groups of a dozen or more...the script goes thus.......

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-it-actually-means-to-read-the-riot-act-to-someone

If a group of a dozen or more people gathered and showed signs of being unruly, the Riot Act enabled an officer of the law to approach the crowd and tell them to disperse. To do so, said officer had to literally read the Riot Act, in a manner similar to the United States’ practice of reading someone their Miranda rights before interrogating them.

The proclamation part of the Riot Act, which had to be recited aloud to the letter, went thusly:

“Our Sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first year of King George, for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God Save the King!”

(I'd suggest we could use "an tUachtarain" to avoid allegations of Imperialism ?)

After that,there's a bit of a pregnant pause before....

Once the officer—who could be a mayor, bailiff, sheriff,Boards.ie constable, or justice of the peace—read this wordy sentence, ideally in a booming and authoritative voice, the group received a grace period of one hour. After 60 minutes elapsed, any members of the crowd who remained had officially committed a felony. The punishment? Death.

Ideally, rabble rousers would listen to the reading of the Riot Act, reflect upon their wrongdoing, and each saunter away in silent contemplation, thus avoiding further confrontation and eventual death by execution. In practice, however, assembled crowds were less inclined toward such peaceable resolutions.

If the situation was spiraling out of control, the officer upholding the law was under no obligation to hang back for the full hour while things escalated further. In those cases, said officer could recruit any able-bodied bystanders to help subdue the rambunctious rabble.

With a good screenwriter and producer,this could end up in the running for "le Palm d'Or" 2022 ?

suicide_circus · 21-03-2021 02:18PM

I remember a friend of mine was done for taking a leak down a lane one night. It made the 6.01 news if i recall...

AlekSmart · 21-03-2021 02:19PM

SnuggyBear wrote: »

Probably

Dons the black silk square........:eek:

bb1234567 · 21-03-2021 02:23PM

I'm stunned by that woman's name being reported in the press in that manner. Surely it is not convention to publish personal details of people involved in petty 'crimes'. Everyday, more and more shocking behaviour from our government, media and law enfocement occurs that shouldn't be accepted but goes without any opposition or controversy (except on this thread)

AlekSmart · 21-03-2021 02:38PM

bb1234567 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1373628743642664962

Ah.....just a minute until we get on to the RTE Newsdesk.....

Morries Wigs · 21-03-2021 02:43PM

bb1234567 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1373628743642664962

Clickbait

niallo27 · 21-03-2021 02:46PM

bb1234567 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1373628743642664962

Stop will ya, that's like porn to some on here.

bb1234567 · 21-03-2021 02:48PM

Morries Wigs wrote: »

Clickbait

It's strongly worded advice from Head of immunisation at Public Health England. Not like it's an interview with a randomer on the street. It's scary that stuff like that is even out in the ether being proclaimed by people with authority,credentials,large government and public influence and a platform.

Away With The Fairies · 21-03-2021 02:48PM

How do people feel about the restrictions relaxing here and a third wave happening in Europe?

21-03-2021 02:49PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

How do people feel about the restrictions relaxing here and a third wave happening in Europe?

European countries are currently going through the B117 wave that ourselves and the UK have already been through.

facehugger99 · 21-03-2021 02:50PM

bb1234567 wrote: »

I'm stunned by that woman's name being reported in the press in that manner. Surely it is not convention to publish personal details of people involved in petty 'crimes'. Everyday, more and more shocking behaviour from our government, media and law enfocement occurs that shouldn't be accepted but goes without any opposition or controversy (except on this thread)

Frightening road the country has traveled down over the last 12 months.

If the tenets of democracy and a free press are so easily eroded during a "pandemic" that mainly targets people beyond the age of life expectancy - it turns out they were not worth very much to start with.

pm1977x · 21-03-2021 02:50PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

How do people feel about the restrictions relaxing here and a third wave happening in Europe?

They won't be relaxing much by the sound of it.

ninebeanrows · 21-03-2021 02:54PM

Have to keep in focus today’s date.

Any wave nearing peak today like in Central Europe will be well suppressed by summer season

In fact I’d say it’s ideal time. Numbers could be very low by June

Of course Irish government can’t comprehend this and seem to consider opening only when the trough is very low and we approaching a natural uptick

Just like last summer when we were locked despite with very low numbers and in depth of summer suppression

Witcher · 21-03-2021 02:55PM

AlekSmart wrote: »

NPHET may have to consider requesting the use of Sec 31 of The Offences against The State Act,always useful when the numbers start becoming a problem.

What? Lol

The Offences Against the State Act doesn't apply to the current situation in any way, shape or form.

JeffKenna · 21-03-2021 02:57PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Stop will ya, that's like porn to some on here.

Actually couldn't care less if we had to wear masks for another year or two. I just want to get on with my life at this stage.

pm1977x · 21-03-2021 03:03PM

JeffKenna wrote: »

Actually couldn't care less if we had to wear masks for another year or two. I just want to get on with my life at this stage.

Agreed, it's a minor inconvenience versus getting businesses back open and people back to their jobs.

Locotastic · 21-03-2021 03:09PM

pm1977x wrote: »

Agreed, it's a minor inconvenience versus getting businesses back open and people back to their jobs.

Covid is also just minor inconvenience (if even that) to over 80% of people who get it. Once the vulnerable groups are vaccinated what reason would we have for these restrictions and mask wearing and social distancing?

21-03-2021 03:54PM

TonyMaloney wrote: »

There is some kite flying going on in the UK with regard to foreign holidays this summer.
It sounds like they're not going to allow them, as they don't want variants undermining all the work they've done on the vaccine front.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/21/uk-minister-hints-covid-rules-on-foreign-travel-could-extend-to-summer

My guess is that the thinking will be the same here and in many other European countries.
The ramifications for countries like Spain, Italy and Greece are going to be ****ing terrible.

The EU are on a different page....

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Relaxation of Restrictions, Part IX Read OP For Mod Warnings