Dave-G Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Hope that's enough to stop the odd lying scum coming into the country by first flying to a 'safe list' country to avoid ten days stay in a hotel at their own cost on arrival. I'm thinking five years would have the same deterrence effect - but its about time we got tough - and some of those liars could be part of a terror group. Hopefully that applies to illegal channel arrivals too but that might be difficult to prove if they've dumped their papers as they enter UK waters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Yep ,we need to get MUCH tougher on lots of things in this country if we wish to maintain our way of life!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangolin Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Its OTT and will never be dished out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangolin Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Its worrying people need to ask if this is draconian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robden Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Maybe we should have said that years ago about the illegals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 I reckon a 10 years stretch would get a successful appeal - if its ever dished out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Lying about where you come from could be a death sentence for the people you get in contact with here. Hopefully it will deter a lot from trying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) There was a South African woman on Sky News yesterday saying she flew to London via Oman and nobody even questioned her about it when she got here. You would have thought a load of South Africans getting off a plane from Oman should have got somebody wondering? Plus they should quarantine all the rest of the people on the flight too, and charge the airline. Having it on the statute books does no harm at all, too many wee takers prepared to take a chance otherwise to try and save £1,750 Edited February 10, 2021 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 It’s just shows how muddled this government is in its thinking and planning around this virus. Flatten the curve - tick Protect the NHS - tick Oh what fear stories can we come up with next to justify the lockdown - Variants that’s the one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 We should have the same people on the borders at airports and ferry crossing as they have on that Australia board patrol no messing if something is wrong they send them back I don’t think our boarder security is strong enough probably scared of losing there jobs if they done it right. And let’s hope all them that are coming on small boats are returned straight away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Hello, they should have stopped travellers from China last March and those who stopped over another country via China , 10 years, !!!!!, What about all the celebrities and MPs and reporters and many others breaking lock down rules ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 4 hours ago, matone said: Yep ,we need to get MUCH tougher on lots of things in this country if we wish to maintain our way of life!!! Almost a contradiction in itself if you are talking about covid restrictions. 10 years is ridiculous when compared to what you get for other crimes in this country. 12 months would have been the same deterrent, 10 years is nothing more than a headline grabber and fuel for the fear project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gu5 Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Ummm, where are the prisons with spaces for all these 10 year sentences? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) When you look at other countries & how few deaths they have had it’s the UK politicians that should be thrown into prison for 10 years, we have the 4th highest death rate in the whole world & we are an island. Edited February 10, 2021 by blackbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, blackbird said: When you look at other countries & how few deaths they have had it’s the UK politicians that should be thrown into prison for 10 years. The only reason other countries of similar size/profile have had fewer deaths is that they are not testing as many people. If you don’t test for covid then you wont die of covid. Take Japan - 57,000 tests per million of population, UK 1.1mln tests per million of population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 If the threat of severe punishment stops the virus travelers good, it is overdue that our government puts UK residents first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docleo Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, AVB said: It’s just shows how muddled this government is in its thinking and planning around this virus. Flatten the curve - tick Protect the NHS - tick Oh what fear stories can we come up with next to justify the lockdown - Variants that’s the one! It is from the very firs lockdown you're writing post blaming any action of the government and minimising the severity/risks of this virus. Now, could you explain why you believe any government would impose a (not necessary) lockdown? For fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Docleo said: Now, could you explain why you believe any government would impose a (not necessary) lockdown? For fun? Ohhh that's an easy one! They saw the media pictures coming out of your home country during the early days of the pandemic and wished to avoid a repeat of the same thing over here. That above all else. The avoidance of a media circus. Hang the consequences and the lives lost to other diseases and suicides along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 27 minutes ago, Docleo said: It is from the very firs lockdown you're writing post blaming any action of the government and minimising the severity/risks of this virus. Now, could you explain why you believe any government would impose a (not necessary) lockdown? For fun? Because it panders to the media, the scientists and the Facebook Karen’s who want it. Doing anything different is unpopular and this Government want to be popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 hour ago, blackbird said: When you look at other countries & how few deaths they have had it’s the UK politicians that should be thrown into prison for 10 years, we have the 4th highest death rate in the whole world & we are an island. spot on THEY are the ones who left the borders open being a island could have saved countless lives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 53 minutes ago, clangerman said: spot on THEY are the ones who left the borders open being a island could have saved countless lives If they had then when should they have opened the borders again? Just asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, AVB said: If they had then when should they have opened the borders again? Just asking. when we were free of it which would have been possible had they not squandered us being a island now the place is bankrupt and still full of covid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 I suspect we will never be free of it. Closing borders sounds okay, but it isn't possible. The 10 years prison will be just like the 5 years for carrying a knife. Sounds tough - doesn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, clangerman said: when we were free of it which would have been possible had they not squandered us being a island now the place is bankrupt and still full of covid “Free of it”. What does that mean? Globally we will never be free of it and new variants will continue to pop up. So I am assuming that you think we should keep our borders closed for ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 minute ago, AVB said: “Free of it”. What does that mean? Globally we will never be free of it and new variants will continue to pop up. So I am assuming that you think we should keep our borders closed for ever. you could be right i locked down hard but got sick yesterday possible all this isolating could be a con job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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