What would you do if you saw to policemen walking into a small enclosed shop with no

[Beso]

No masks on


Like a small BP garage.. :shrug:

Like wtf!!

[Crimson Dynamo]

why are the staff in that shop not wearing masks?

[thesheriff443]

Mind my own business and to be fair saw two police men the other day wearing masks in a car while driving.

[Smithy]

why are the staff in that shop not wearing masks?

Where did you get that from?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Where did you get that from?

i think the staff should wear masks as they dont have immunity?

[Nicky91]

i think the staff should wear masks as they dont have immunity?

of course they do have immunity, most shops staff are youth, not among risk groups

they just shouldn't socialize after work and go immediately home, no contacts among staff either

[Smithy]

i think the staff should wear masks as they dont have immunity?

Isn’t he asking what you’d do if the officer isn’t wearing a mask... not the staff

[Crimson Dynamo]

Isn’t he asking what you’d do if the officer isn’t wearing a mask... not the staff

I dont even know why i am in a BP garage as I filled up with Petrol on Tuesday at Tesco:shrug:

Plus our BP is quite pricey

[Beso]

I'm raging about this tbh.

One rule for them is it?

[Tom4784]

A shopper could go to multiple places in one shopping trip but a shopworker will remain in the one shop where they work. Customers have a higher risk of carrying the virus since they'll go to more places than an employee which is why customers have to wear masks. It's common sense, really.

Ideally everyone should wear masks but when it comes down to it, the staff should be okay not to if the customers follow the rules.

[Kizzy]

of course they do have immunity, most shops staff are youth, not among risk groups

they just shouldn't socialize after work and go immediately home, no contacts among staff either

???

[Crimson Dynamo]

“Police officers will socially distance where possible and Personal Protective Equipment will be worn when necessary. It is up to each individual officer to decide whether PPE should be used in any given situation. Face coverings can be a barrier to communication and we will be careful about how and when we wear them.”

Legislation requiring people in England to wear face coverings on public transport includes an exemption for police

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-masks/fact-check-uk-police-do-wear-masks-and-have-been-affected-by-covid-19-idUSKCN24N2KE

[Dogeatdog]

Well I would be a bit annoyed tbh because I’d be thinking “does the law not apply to them?”

[bots]

why does the op care when he was so anti mask himself?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Well I would be a bit annoyed tbh because I’d be thinking “does the law not apply to them?”

please see the post literally above you where it states the actual LAW

[Beso]

why does the op care when he was so anti mask himself?

I have always worn one....it seems to me the police are exempt from catching covid..perhaps they have super powers hidden in the uniform that makes them non members of the public.

[Beso]

“Police officers will socially distance where possible and Personal Protective Equipment will be worn when necessary. It is up to each individual officer to decide whether PPE should be used in any given situation. Face coverings can be a barrier to communication and we will be careful about how and when we wear them.”

Legislation requiring people in England to wear face coverings on public transport includes an exemption for police

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-masks/fact-check-uk-police-do-wear-masks-and-have-been-affected-by-covid-19-idUSKCN24N2KE



Fair enough but they were only in buying breakfast...2 bacon rolls each btw.

[Kizzy]

Yes it literally is one rule for them in this instance.

[caprimint]

High 5 them

[Dogeatdog]

please see the post literally above you where it states the actual LAW

Oh yes I’ve read thanks. Maybe you should have a read of it too? You might find out why the staff aren’t wearing masks either :thumbs:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own

[Beso]

High 5 them

They wouldn't have reached, dwarf police must be a thing now.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Oh yes I’ve read thanks. Maybe you should have a read of it too? You might find out why the staff aren’t wearing masks either :thumbs:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own

i know that but as i stated i think they should :thumbs:

[joeysteele]

I've never yet come across, in shop or store, any Police officers not wearing a facecovering in it.

Although I haven't come across many.

In a normal setting, where they were just shopping, not dealing with any incident for instance.
Then I'd express surprise to any, that they weren't adhering to the ruling that facecoverings had to be worn in shops and stores.

[MTVN]

“Police officers will socially distance where possible and Personal Protective Equipment will be worn when necessary. It is up to each individual officer to decide whether PPE should be used in any given situation. Face coverings can be a barrier to communication and we will be careful about how and when we wear them.”

Legislation requiring people in England to wear face coverings on public transport includes an exemption for police

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-masks/fact-check-uk-police-do-wear-masks-and-have-been-affected-by-covid-19-idUSKCN24N2KE

That talks about transport, are police also exempt from wearing masks in shops?

[Cherie]

Is that a BP on the A12 Parm, its a regular police stop, most of them don’t wear masks, they are on a break so should do the same as the rest of us and wear one

[Crimson Dynamo]

That talks about transport, are police also exempt from wearing masks in shops?

A spokesperson for London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed to Reuters that their officers followed the NPCC guidelines. The spokesperson said: “Police officers will socially distance where possible and Personal Protective Equipment will be worn when necessary. It is up to each individual officer to decide whether PPE should be used in any given situation. Face coverings can be a barrier to communication and we will be careful about how and when we wear them.”

[AnnieK]

Fair enough but they were only in buying breakfast...2 bacon rolls each btw.

I was going to ask this.....if they were there on Police business I think that would be ok but if they are going into a shop as a paying customer then they absolutely should be wearing them

[AnnieK]

A spokesperson for London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed to Reuters that their officers followed the NPCC guidelines. The spokesperson said: “Police officers will socially distance where possible and Personal Protective Equipment will be worn when necessary. It is up to each individual officer to decide whether PPE should be used in any given situation. Face coverings can be a barrier to communication and we will be careful about how and when we wear them.”

From what Parm has said though they were there as customers,not police officers

[Crimson Dynamo]

From what Parm has said though they were there as customers,not police officers

on duty cops need petrol

[Beso]

Is that a BP on the A12 Parm, its a regular police stop, most of them don’t wear masks, they are on a break so should do the same as the rest of us and wear one

A13 I think.

[Beso]

on duty cops need petrol

Doesn't take 2 to go in and pay though.:shrug:

[Nicky91]

Doesn't take 2 to go in and pay though.:shrug:

true, no need for both to go in to pay

[The Slim Reaper]

Think I preferred the Lennon and McCartney original.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Doesn't take 2 to go in and pay though.:shrug:

maybe one wanted a redbull or 20 Mayfair

also there may be medical reasons why

[Nicky91]

maybe one wanted a redbull or 20 Mayfair

also there may be medical reasons why

:suspect:

what medical reasons?

and i think corona is medical reason enough for just one to go inside, and if the other wants a redbull or some cigarettes he could just ask his partner to buy some while he needs to pay for petrol anyway

[Crimson Dynamo]

:suspect:

what medical reasons?

and i think corona is medical reason enough for just one to go inside, and if the other wants a redbull or some cigarettes he could just ask his partner to buy some while he needs to pay for petrol anyway

lots, go read up on "exemptions" as its a long list :).

no the cop wanted to use the change in his pocket as he had a lot of £2 coins and it was ruining the line of his strides so he had to go in plus he fancies the girl at the costa coffee bit

[Nicky91]

lots, go read up on "exemptions" as its a long list :).

no the cop wanted to use the change in his pocket as he had a lot of £2 coins and it was ruining the line of his strides so he had to go in plus he fancies the girl at the costa coffee bit

also if you got medical problems, you are among a risk group so entering a small enclosed shop potentially with more customers inside not the best idea

so being among that risk group makes wearing a face covering then more recommendable

[Niamh.]

Same as what I would do if I saw an ordinary citizen with no mask on................nothing :laugh:

[Tom4784]

Same as what I would do if I saw an ordinary citizen with no mask on................nothing :laugh:

Same except I judge them and give them the stinkeye.

[Niamh.]

Same except I judge them and give them the stinkeye.

Yup :laugh:

[Tom4784]

Yup :laugh:

I even gave someone a visible headshake of disapproval the other day, there was a woman at the local shopping centre whose mask only covered her bottom lip, plus she was coming right at me since following arrows on the floor is apparently difficult.

[Niamh.]

I even gave someone a visible headshake of disapproval the other day, there was a woman at the local shopping centre whose mask only covered her bottom lip, plus she was coming right at me since following arrows on the floor is apparently difficult.

What is even the point?

[Tom4784]

What is even the point?

Tell me about it, it takes more effort to do stuff like that then it does to simply wear the mask. The mask isn't even that much of a bother either, i can't tell you the amount of times I've walked out of a shop and been halfway down the road only to realise that I'm still wearing my mask.

[joeysteele]

Tell me about it, it takes more effort to do stuff like that then it does to simply wear the mask. The mask isn't even that much of a bother either, i can't tell you the amount of times I've walked out of a shop and been halfway down the road only to realise that I'm still wearing my mask.

Me too.

I've got back in the house and sat down.
Then realised I still had it on then often.

I did find it irritating at first, but over the weeks and months it's just no bother in the slightest.

[Crimson Dynamo]

also if you got medical problems, you are among a risk group so entering a small enclosed shop potentially with more customers inside not the best idea

so being among that risk group makes wearing a face covering then more recommendable

no he has asthma and he cant breath with a mask, his doctor said dont wear one

[user104658]

I even gave someone a visible headshake of disapproval the other day, there was a woman at the local shopping centre whose mask only covered her bottom lip, plus she was coming right at me since following arrows on the floor is apparently difficult.Are floor arrows still common in England? They've more or less done away with one way systems here. Still in place in some smaller shops but they're gone from all of the larger places.

[Tom4784]

Are floor arrows still common in England? They've more or less done away with one way systems here. Still in place in some smaller shops but they're gone from all of the larger places.

It depends on the building I think. There was a lot of one way systems in shops I'd been in that have since been done away with but I reckon for places like shopping centres, there's probably a one way system in place for a lot of them.