Police To Search Your Shopping Trolley And Baskets.

[Gromit]

Not sure what for though.
Is there a list of banned items?
Should the police not be charging supermarkets for selling prohibited items, rather than some poor unsuspecting customer who probably isn’t aware of what is and what isn’t illegal.

[iluvmargie]

When is this going to happen??

[Gromit]

This weekend.

[Mamyalynne]

Some have threatened to do that but I'm not sure they can decide what you can and cannot buy if the shops are open and selling products.

[iluvmargie]

Glad I did my shopping today then.

[Barmaid]

Bring it on, I say. If plod investigates my trolley I shall be incarcerated.

More scaremongering ****.

[Mamyalynne]

https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/09/police-threaten-search-shopping-trolleys-check-buying-essentials-12532339/

[royfromaus]

Speaking at a press conference he said: "We will not, at this stage, be setting up roadblocks. We will not, at this stage, start to marshal supermarkets and checking the items in baskets and trolleys to see whether it's a legitimate, necessary item.

"But again, be under no illusion, if people do not heed the warnings and the pleas I'm making today, we will start to do that."

[Gromit]

// Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley warned his force is only 'a few days away' from introducing measures such as road blocks and searching shopping trolleys as people continue to flout the coronavirus regulations.

He said further measures will also be implemented should people continue to flout the regulations — including 'marshalling' supermarkets and checking the items in baskets and trolleys. //

[naomi24]

Have you got a link, gromit?

[iluvmargie]

They probably would have taken my Easter egg off me today then.

[nailit]

Is a bottle of Vodka,
4 cans of Special Brew
And a litre of Frosty Jacks
now classed as a 'non essential'?
Thats me scuppered then.

[Peter Pedant]

Barmaid I think the poster heard it from -Mrs hoojah down the road the one whose daughter married that Irish traveller and was never seen again - that one.
and SHE said ....

ho hum have a good easter anyone

[naomi24]

Sorry, I didn’t see your link, mamyalynne. I’m using a phone - not easy.

[Gromit]

Hmm, is a packet of Chocolate Hob-nobs, necessary ?

[woofgang]

"may" and "could"

[pastafreak]

Will they next be telling supermarkets what they can, and can't sell?
Essentials...bread, milk, water,...or just bread and water?
Are non essential foods supposed to sit on the shelves until they go out of date?

[Peter Pedant]

jesus pigs will fly
and here is always someone on AB who will say
'yeah I saw one last night ....'

[PP puts on a pointy hat and flies away on a broom]

[Mamyalynne]

I can imagine Naomi.

It is going to be anarchy if they do start this, how do they decide what prportion of your shopping is allowable.

Will they intercept supermarket delivery vans?

[royfromaus]

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-uk-police-chief-threatened-to-check-shopping-trolleys-2020-4?r=US&IR=T

[nailit]

1984