Hoards Of Maskless People Out Shopping.

[sandyRoe]

I went to a row of local shops this morning. They were all quite busy and apart from the assistants in them and me nobody was wearing a mask.
I don't believe I'm being over cautious. Are those shoppers being careless and risking their health?

[emmie]

yes they are, but seeing as how many don't seem to care, or are plain stupid one should just avoid them where possible, wear a mask sandy and protect yourself as much as possible

[brainiac]

What they are ding is breaking the law - unless they are exempt, or have ' a reasonable excuse' not to wear one.

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

[brainiac]

doing ^^

[emmie]

can't be that many people exempt to be fair. I only know that Boaoty is exempt as he has COPD. And wears an exemption badge

[Bobbisox1]

Unfortunately only the police have the power to enforce wearing of a mask, anyone else can only ask

[emmie]

shops can refuse you entry at any point.

[anneasquith]

They are stupid, be careful sandy. That’s all you can do .

[emmie]

i got as far as the door of Boots the chemist, no mask no entry. I did have one and entered said shop.

[teacake44]

Its very strange that back in March when I kept saying that masks should be worn now before the virus took hold, nearly, (a guess of course) about 85% of posters on here said masks wouldn't make any difference. Now it seems everyone is concerned about the ones that are not wearing one.

[mushroom25]

// Are those shoppers being careless and risking their health? //

even the expert jury is out on the effectiveness of "face coverings", which is what the law requires - if the law required medical or industrial grade masks that may be different - but the law doesn't doesn't.

as it stands a face covering does not protect the wearer - but it may protect others from the wearer.

[emmie]

back in march we didn't know as much as we do now.

[Rosie29]

The problem is also that - as far as I understand it - masks are more for the protection of other people from us rather than the other way about.

[teacake44]

You're dead right Rosie, but don't that stop the spread?

[teacake44]

13.35 I did!

[emmie]

wear one or don't, i know that i have to to get into any of the shops in my area. My hairdressers, waitrose, boots the chemist

[emmie]

the you knew more than the scientists put together. Its only in the last few months that the message is being hammered home.

[kpoole]

The word is hordes!

[weecalf]

Boris and the goverment sending out wrong signals .he wants to the popular guy so afraid to set strict guidelines .everyone is confused acause Boris has not got a jolly old clue .

[Bobbisox1]

I've seen people on the doors of stores saying you can't come in without a mask and I've seen people ignore that and walk straight past the person asking them,ignorant s-ods!!

[emmie]

then i don't know what the answer is Bobbi.