Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
I will say that Britain is always on the verge of becoming a police state. I realize these restrictions are necessary, but I don't think any other country is getting quite this outraged over minor violations. Especially since this outrage doesn't seem to be producing any better an outcome than in the rest of Western Europe.

The severity of the lockdown measures (exercising x times a day y miles from one's house) and calls for neighbors to snitch on neighbors jumps out, too.
I think far too many people here love curtain twitching. An SS style inform on your neighbours campaign here would take off. I find it reprehensible.

Our restrictions are a lot less severe than what most other nations in western Europe had. Eg in France you had to file paperwork in advance before you left your home saying when, where and why you were doing so. Plus you had to have that paperwork on you too and produce it on demand. In the UK you just had to state a reason if asked.