Idiots, should they be charged/fined.

[Skyedriver]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-y...

Family risk life camping on a dangerous cliff edge. And have ravelled against current CV rulings.
Apart from the CV19 fines should these people not be charged for the call out of the Coastguards etc?

[Iminquarantine]

Can’t say I’m feeling the outrage on this one.

[Kawasicki]

Me neither.

[PSRG]

Fining idiots would certainly help Rishi...there’s never a shortage of idiots

[anonymous-user]

I would like to see a decent photo..

The Covid crap, FFS you can't get any safer.

[Jasandjules]

Skyedriver said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-y...

Family risk life camping on a dangerous cliff edge. And have ravelled against current CV rulings.
Apart from the CV19 fines should these people not be charged for the call out of the Coastguards etc?

Are you really wanting to be that person.?

[dirkgently]

If you want to fine people for stupidity start at No10 and work down.

[paulguitar]

dirkgently said:

If you want to fine people for stupidity start at No10 and work down.

Work up.

[ChocolateFrog]

Who gives a fk.

Some people won't be happy until every person is bubble wrapped and locked in their own room.

[Einion Yrth]

Doesn't seem to be going the way the OP might have expected. Leave them the fsck alone.

[Skyedriver]

Leave them alone until the cliff collapses or they get blown off or the children fall off the edge and the rescue teams have to come out and find them risking their lives.
It's like the idiots who go walking in the Cairngorms etc with no map/compass safety equipment or proper clothing footwear and Mountain Rescue have to find them. One rescuer in the Lake District suffered severe life changing injuries a couple of weeks ago rescuing a couple from Leicester/Liverpool who were camping in poor weather conditions.
Yes I agree folk should take responsibility for their actions but it's the people who have to pick up the pieces and the cost of their recovery which often runs into thousands where a helicopter becomes involved.

[bigandclever]

There are bits of the oh-so-safe footpath that are closer to the edge than where they were tenting.

eg

[Flooble]

Skyedriver said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-y...

Family risk life camping on a dangerous cliff edge. And have ravelled against current CV rulings.
Apart from the CV19 fines should these people not be charged for the call out of the Coastguards etc?

No. There is no charge for a Coastguard callout. And attempting to garner sympathy for "lockdown lockdown let's all lockdown, fine everyone for going outside, nobody go anywhere" is tiresome.

[Smiljan]

Skyedriver said:

Leave them alone until the cliff collapses or they get blown off or the children fall off the edge and the rescue teams have to come out and find them risking their lives.
It's like the idiots who go walking in the Cairngorms etc with no map/compass safety equipment or proper clothing footwear and Mountain Rescue have to find them. One rescuer in the Lake District suffered severe life changing injuries a couple of weeks ago rescuing a couple from Leicester/Liverpool who were camping in poor weather conditions.
Yes I agree folk should take responsibility for their actions but it's the people who have to pick up the pieces and the cost of their recovery which often runs into thousands where a helicopter becomes involved.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-ne...

This chap, there is a fundraiser for him that's doing very well if you want to search it out and add a few pennies.

[survivalist]

Not sure why covid is of any relevance in either scenario. People do stupid things, you decide to help them or you don’t.

[Pothole]

Skyedriver said:

ravelled

Huh?

[Flooble]

Pothole said:

Skyedriver said:

ravelled

Huh?

He means travelled - Covid law/guidance/rules/whatever.

Yes, I initially thought he was on about them having rappelled down the cliff to pitch the tent. Which would have been even more crazy but at least demonstrated a level of skill.

Sad to hear about that rescuer who has been paralysed saving someone.

[Some Gump]

Skyedriver said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-y...

Family risk life camping on a dangerous cliff edge. And have ravelled against current CV rulings.
Apart from the CV19 fines should these people not be charged for the call out of the Coastguards etc?

Omg a family pitched a tent on their own away from everyone? Fine them! Covidiots! Its.people.like this that are the cause of all the lockdowns.

[frisbee]

Some Gump said:

Omg a family pitched a tent on their own away from everyone? Fine them! Covidiots! Its.people.like this that are the cause of all the lockdowns.

By pitching their tent at the edge of a cliff they have reduced by 180 degrees their risk of COVID exposure.

[Einion Yrth]

frisbee said:

Some Gump said:

Omg a family pitched a tent on their own away from everyone? Fine them! Covidiots! Its.people.like this that are the cause of all the lockdowns.

By pitching their tent at the edge of a cliff they have reduced by 180 degrees their risk of COVID exposure.

Dunno, those covid laden winds off the north sea can be brutal.