London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain

Re:London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain by LatteLazy on Saturday December 19, 2020 @02:18PM (#25480275)

The uk always has this 2 levels of laws: laws that are passed and laws that are enforced. When a new law is passed people watch to see whether its enforced. This law is not enforced, so it goes in the same category as speed limits.

I remember the 2011 riots, courts were run 24h a day, sentences were extreme and people were tired and convicted the same day as the offense. That's very heavy handed. But that shows you the priority here.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-14487636

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Re:London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain by qz2 on Saturday December 19, 2020 @02:19PM (#25480290)

This was also a bad solution. A high number of false positives.

Sensible legislation never rushed but forward thinking is the only option, not running kangaroo legal system suddenly.

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Re:London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain by ClumsyPilot on Saturday December 19, 2020 @02:48PM (#25480539)

That sounds less like justice and more like fear tactics

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Re:London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain by LatteLazy on Saturday December 19, 2020 @02:58PM (#25480635)

Yes, massive over prosecution for people who upset the status quo, clemency for people endangering the public...

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