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"Have you seen a 'covidiota'?". Social networks have been filled in recent days with videos with the hashtag #Covidiots, denouncing wayward Britons who have continued to make their lives more or less normal. Groups of people walking in the parks, neighbors talking as if on the doorstep, walkers who allow their dogs to sniff each other in the middle of the street, old-fashioned queues waiting for the bus ... Citizen surveillance has given rise to open discussions, settled by insults in this plan: "Hopefully you catch the virus!". In most cases, however, people end up coming to their senses and ultimately following the rules. According to psychologists, the practice of 'quarantine shaming' can ultimately be quite effective as a measure of social control.

Despite the 'deadbolt' ordered by Boris Johnson on Monday, the truth is that the British are confused about what the limits are. The three slogans conceived by his strategist Dominic Cummings and repeated endlessly ("stay home, protect public health, save lives") have been interpreted in many different ways, especially after the critical two weeks in which the ' premier 'refused to take drastic measures.

Scotland Yard further contributed to the confusion by claiming that it would use "persuasion" rather than forcibly imposing rules on social distance and bundling up to fines. "The vast majority of people want to keep society safe," said chief curator Cressida Dick, when justifying the passive police attitude.

Hours before Boris tested positive, and in the face of the incessant trickle of Britons in national parks to celebrate the arrival of spring, Interior Secretary Priti Patel however announced the umpteenth shift in strategy. The police will now ensure compliance with drone rules and street controls. Violations will be punishable by fines of 60 pounds (70 euros) and repeat offenders will be made to pay double up to 1,100 euros.

The Big Brother Watch group has reactivated the ghost of '1984' and has raised its voice against the new measures: "It is critical to protect public health, as it is also to protect the norms of democracy. Arbitrary surveillance will not free this country of the pandemic . "

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