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Re:Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use i... by throwaway3699 on Friday January 01, 2021 @07:13PM (#25608777)
First arrest back in April: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/coronavirus-mari...

150 people arrested in London protest: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-55116470

...including Jeremy Corbyn's brother, who was fined thousands of pounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-52693383

People are being arrested just for filming empty hospitals: https://twitter.com/Jen70717630/status/1344332042188845056

Hundreds of people fined yesterday: https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-hundreds-fined-over-new-...

This is clearly enough to create a chilling effect on socialisation.

Re:Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use i... by koheripbal on Sunday January 03, 2021 @12:33PM (#25623250)
None of these sources are people arrested merely for breaking lockdown. In literally every case of arrest in these articles, people are arrested for violating some other law - including assaulting police officers.