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The police enforcing laws that don't exist and self-appointing themselves arbiters of government *guidance*, when we still have freedom of movement is, frankly, a massive civil rights issue.

Some examples:

[Police deciding how many members of a household can go to the shops](https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1244632412446961667)

[Police deciding what food is and isn't essential](https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret/status/1244587899200450563)

[Police making up a list out of thin air of what they think are invalid reasons to be outside](https://twitter.com/MPSClissold/status/1243894522838421505)

[Police deciding that sitting down in the park isn't allowed](https://twitter.com/MPSRaynesPark/status/1244329582687289349)

[Head of the Met Police herself telling police to chill out](https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-03-30/cressida-dick-enforcing-coronavirus-rules-is-last-resort/)

[New guidance being given to police to stop them over-reaching](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/30/uk-police-guidelines-coronavirus-lockdown-enforcement-powers-following-criticism-lord-sumption)

And, importantly, [why being concerned about this is not putting civil liberties above public health](https://davidallengreen.com/2020/03/what-the-police-are-getting-wrong-about-the-coronavirus-regulations/)

[More reasonable discussion of why police have misunderstood the lockdown](https://twitter.com/Raphael_Hogarth/status/1244656601799237632)