Well, it seems to me that some of those pesky, annoying God-bothering Kerb-side Preachers have not yet go the message about Covid-19 and self-isolation, etc, etc.
On my way up to get my Sunday paper and my usual Sunday Lunch, there were 2 God-botherers standing on the footpath trying to hand out religious pamphlets,no masks, gloves, etc, and rifling through piles of pamphlets that would been through at least a dozen or more hands before theirs.
When I asked them why they were NOT obeying the Social Distancing, Isolation rules in place, their answer was " We have no need to worry, God and Jesus are protecting us."
When I got to the corner shop I mentioned this occurrence to the lady behind the counter, her response was, " Can you hang on a minute please, I need to report this to the Police for the sake of everyone else."
After she had contacted the police, we went out onto the foothpath, stood apart by the recommended 3 metres and watched as the police presented the God-botherers with, what we could only assume, was their individual Fine notices and a very loud, audible warning that " should they be reported for this Breach of the Regulations again they would be arrested, charged and held in gaol until Bail was arranged."
Did we, the lady and I, do the right and decent thing here or should we have merely ignored the risks they were placing in the way of everyone that the stooped, etc,?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Who gives a fig about a couple of jesus freaks. The real question is: What can you say to get the cops out there AFTER the COVID 19 lockdown?
Macanudo
Level 5
Apr 20, 2020
0
There is valid argument that they are trying to commit murder. Have a read of "Firms in tax havens axed from state bailout in Denmark, Poland - Business Insider"
@FrayedBear
I think you miss my point. You can get rid of them for any reason at any time for all I care. And yes, I agree that if a single death can be traced to a single person who neglected the respect of their fellow man, for no good reason other than to just be rebellious, then absolutely charge them with Involuntary Manslaughter. But if you're saying these 2 that are mentioned here were trying to kill anyone, ya lost me...
Sadly, it's more like HOW do you get the Cops to come on a call-out around here when I was told some 6+ months ago that , quote, " We only are permitted to have ONE Patrol car on the road during each shift because of the low crime rate in this area" - Inspector Smith, NSW Police, Broken Hill District.
And yet one can, as I do by Bus go past the local Cop Shop every second Tuesday morning and see EVERY Cop car parked in a neat row in the street outside the Cop Shop, at least @ cops walking down the street to get their morning coffees, a round trip of 4 city blocks btw, past 3 other Coffee Outlets, from the local ' Yuppie' Coffee Hang-Out.
Yet about 4 weeks ago when I rang the cops at about 9.30pm to report that 2 Indigenous women were having a real set-to Cat fight in the street in front of my house the response I get was " Can you detain them until we can get a car around there, we are very, very busy at the moment."
Yeah, like I'm a 66 year old man who is going to step in to a cat-fight between 2 women who are literally tearing at each other, ripping out hair and tearing off clothing, etc, etc, and try to 'detain them' for the next hour or so, you've got to be kidding.
@Triphid
lol, sorry to hear that, m8.
Sounds like you're in a part of Australia like where I am in Arizona. On the main road, which we have only 2 that go everywhere because everything is a canyon here, is where you find all the cops. Otherwise, everyone's got their guns and just has to fend for themselves. But they're not that bad, they will show up. We get a lot of tourism but in off-peak times, they take hours, if at all. But that's just Jan-Feb. We had a mountain lion in the old complex I lived in and my neighbor called. Said they never showed and she was so afraid she never left her house. I felt bad but still though " you crazy nut, why are you just telling me now!" lol
@Macanudo My house is in a lane, a paved one with houses facing into it the whole length, that almost runs the entire distance acros the town as well. The closest main road is about half a city block from me and it connects 2 of the Highways that enter town from either side.
If you get a Google street map of Broken Hill you'll see that is a medium sized sort of town/city for inland Australia, Pop. 19,000.
So it's not as if anyone is asking the cops to leave the 'safe haven' of the paved roads and built up areas when they are askedto come to a problem, etc.
@Triphid
Yeah, don't get me wrong, I love living where I live and would move for all the tea...
But I am originally from New York City so I will say that living smack in the middle of nature, which is basically all of Norther AZ and seems Broken Hill as well, does come with its challenges. I love the laid back life, but I expect cops to be on the ball.
They think they are above the law. They are above having concern for others....
Did the right thing....
HerbertNewsam
Level 6
Apr 20, 2020
8
They were clearly breaching the containment laws and indicated that they were going to continue doing so after you pointed this out to them, how is this different from any other public act that threatens the lives of others in flagrant violation of the law? You absolutely did the right thing, the fact that they were also spreading lies only makes it more reasonable for you to have them reported.
Surfpirate
Level 9
Apr 20, 2020
5
Yes, you bet you and the lady in the shop did the right thing. You could have saved a life or even more than one.
Fernapple
Level 9
Apr 20, 2020
5
I would have nailed their feet in place so that they could not get away. Then photographed them & called the police.
FrayedBear
Level 9
Apr 20, 2020
4
THey should be fined just for being a blight on the landscape!
MsDemeanour
Level 8
Apr 20, 2020
3
Thank you for doing the correct thing. 
BestWithoutGods
Level 8
Apr 20, 2020
4
Such people are a real and present danger to other people. They need to be stopped. You did the right thing by the people who are in their wrong minds.
anglophone
Level 9
Apr 20, 2020
4
You were in the right with this situation. If these moron's don't care about themselves that's one thing, but to break the rules that protect others is not ok!!!
Redheadedgammy
Level 9
Apr 20, 2020
3
What ever happened to the prime directive to "love thy neighbor"? Seems more like "screw thy neighbor" just so long as I get mine!!
@JackPedigo It seems with this group of people that they only love those that think as they do, and everyone else can drop dead for all they care.
@Redheadedgammy If they are capable of love. Imagine a heaven full of these kinds of people. Good thing it doesn't exist.
So a god protecting a person from harm when they should be doing it themselves sounds like enabling to me. It's the one thing that make addicts what they are.
JackPedigo
Level 9
Apr 20, 2020
3
An interesting observation.
Regardless of their misguided beliefs,endangering other people simply because have an irrational notion that since you are protected that you cannot spread the virus does not relieve you of your responsibility to leave the proper space between yourself and others.The action was spot-on,and welcome to all of us who do not wish to be subjected to this nonsense.
WayneDalton
Level 8
Apr 20, 2020
3
You did the right thing.. Here in NYC, we can take picture and text it to 311 with the address and the police will be sent there...
Cutiebeauty
Level 9
Apr 20, 2020
3
That's a more efficient idea.
I like to think that I would have done the same thing.
Paul_Clamberer
Level 7
Apr 23, 2020
1
Oh hell yeah you did the right thing. I would have been tempted to see if God and Jesus could block a throat punch. I think you demonstrated civic responsibility and exercised an amazing level of self restraint. Well done to you and the store employee.
zeuser
Level 9
Apr 20, 2020
2
Nah, bugger punching them, shit has a bad habit of sticking to everything that it comes in contact with and I wash my hands every so regularly ( throw-back from my times as nurse I suppose) but even the harshest of washing and scrubbing rarely moves the stench of shit like that.
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