I agree. The vast majority of people wear a mask on public transport, plus it's the law. The only condition this guy has was being a bit of a c***, plus as you rightly say he had plenty of opportunity to behave in an adult fashion, rather than imagine he's more important than everyone else traveling that day. Nor should we be encouraging people to even entertain the idea of taking advantage of exceptions put in place for people with genuine health problems.

It's funny, on here you see videos of blacks stateside getting shot in the back or suffocated, and to be honest very little sympathy even though what happened to them in these cases was vastly disproportionate to what they did. What is without exception said though is that they should've just obeyed the law to the letter and they wouldn't have been in that situation. People want to have their cake and eat it. If the police have been called, and you've broken the law and are mouthy, refuse to comply with the law, refuse to leave the train, resist arrest, what on earth do you think is going to happen next? At least the guy is still alive to act like a prick on another day. His high pitched whining is as irrelevant to me as the other passengers on that journey clearly were to him.

Put a mask on, on public transport. It's not difficult.

Edited by BlueJay (04 Sep 2020 1.20pm)

I completely disagree.

Wearing a mask should never have been compulsory and I suggest you are justifying the over-reach of the state even by accepting it.

This guy was physically attacked by the state.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

What is being missed here is that you do not have to prove you are exempt from wearing a face covering. It should be taken as read by the Police if he says he does not have to wear one. If they had dragged him of the train, he suffered an asthma attack and died as a result of an over zealous copper, where would that have led?

I am the staunchist supporter of our Police and will back them to the hilt under normal circumstances, however this is quite simply poor policing and in the end the copper just didn't want to lose face by letting it go.

But is is so we all should obey that law until it is changed.

One more point

Guys, regardless of whether it is beneficial and the arguments in either direction for that, its not compulsory for all. This is cut and pasted directly from the .Gov website:

"Exemption cards
Those who have an age, health or disability reason for not wearing a face covering should not be routinely asked to give any written evidence of this, this includes exemption cards. No person needs to seek advice or request a letter from a medical professional about their reason for not wearing a face covering.

Some people may feel more comfortable showing something that says they do not have to wear a face covering. This could be in the form of an exemption card, badge or even a home-made sign.

This is a personal choice and is not necessary in law."

Let's hope your betters don't tell you to stick your head in the oven Badger.

While I respect the law, the state isn't my god....especially this version.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)