What the ever loving frak is wrong with people?

So, we’re just over a week into lockdown.  How’s it going?

Well…

So far the police have had to break up a public barbecue, deal with a 25 person coronavirus party, a footballer went round a mates house, got drunk and drove drunk and a triathlete decided to go for a 200 mile, 9 hour bike ride.

Yeah, we’re coping well.

A lot of people can’t seem to understand what the word essential in essential travel actually means.  Now, I’ve had enough arguments with drivers on Reddit to know full well that they think driving is a right, not a privilege (the highlight being the one who said it’s perfectly fine for drivers to not only let their attention wander, but to do so while approaching traffic lights), but, fuck me, it’s becoming more and more obvious.

Take for example, the driver who tried to argue with the police that it was essential that he drive to his weed dealers house.

Here’s an even better one.  At the weekend, a man posted a pic on Twitter of the social distancing birthday party he and his wife had for his dad.  When it was pointed out that’s not an essential journey, he said it was OK because he was dropping off supplies at the same time and that made it essential.

Then man and his wife drove 300 miles in total.  Dropping off supplies is only essential at that distance if there is absolutely no-one else who can help.  Which might have been the case, except for one thing.

The man in question is Stephen Kinnock, Labour MP for Aberavon.  His father is Baron Kinnock of Bedwelty, former leader of the Labour Party and former EU Commissioner.  In the off chance that Baron and Baroness Kinnock know nobody who could help, a quick email to their constituency Labour party “Hi, can someone drop off supplies to my parents?”  Pretty sure they’d find someone willing to help.

And the amount of people defending Kinnock the younger is astounding.  Absolutely astounding.

There’s also the folk who absolutely have to drive to a park or beauty spot so they can have a walk.

The absolute worst I’ve seen is a guy who is driving, with his girlfriend and her brother, a 200 mile round trip to get a dog.

The government are going to clamp down.  They’re going to say exactly what constitutes an essential car journey.  And these same people will moan about the cunts who caused the government to clamp down even further.

And they’ll not realise, nor be happy to be informed, that they are those cunts.

Will

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March 31, 2020

Here the only places can go using cars or public transportation is to the grocery store to the pharmacy , to the hospital or to a job that is deemed essential service otherwise people have to stay home period.  if every body just did what they are suppose to then this will be over in two weeks because then the curve will be flattening.

March 31, 2020

It’s not very comforting knowing there are total morons everywhere.

kat
March 31, 2020

Our lock downs are more… you cannot have more than 10 people together. No public places open, no schools, no elective surgery, no bars, no beauty shops, no clothing stores open but we can  go for drives.

March 31, 2020

@kaliko my rant here is only about part of it.

No gatherings of more than two people (unless they live in the same house), all non-essential shops shut, parks are still open so folk can exercise but play parks for kids are shut, all religious services except funerals are banned (funerals only for immediate family), only out the house for shopping, medical need, and travelling to and from work if you absolutely cannot work from home, all gyms, pubs and clubs shut, cafes and restaurants delivery and take out only and schools closed except for the children of key workers (and that only if both parents are key workers)

April 2, 2020

OMFG. People are stupid!!!! DX