Because

there is a fundamental right to liberty which is plainly (& dramatically) affected by a rule criminalising gatherings of more than 6. That infringement must be proportionate in order to be lawful. I would have thought it's arguably disproportionate - apart from setting a reasonably terrifying precedent.

Posted By: paulg on September 9th 2020 at 11:06:32

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Bit tricky to see how football attendance (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 10:44:24
- 6 fans per stand. Maximum attendance per match: 24 (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 9, 14:16:47
- please dont confuse Human Rights (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 9, 12:18:08
  - ^ this (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Sep 9, 13:35:48
  - Yeah, this (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 12:51:18
    - To take one possible argument (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 14:09:24
      - "Isn’t it obvious.." (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 15:39:09
        
        Well, without wishing to be too technical (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 16:25:33
        
        Firstly, it's a judicial review... (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 16:49:17
        
        So I take it (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 18:32:47
        
        None of your business (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 19:15:37
        
        Hardly shambolic (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 19:35:01
        
        genuine apology (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 20:10:28
        
        Thanks - but to contextualise (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 21:33:37
        
        Nice (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 21:42:11
        
        Time well spent 🤔 (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 21:50:34
        
        He’s offended by the inconvenience (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 21:09:45
      - I agree - curtailing of liberty should always be thoroughly questioned (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Sep 9, 14:36:43
- Human Rights (NCFC) - inutero, Sep 9, 11:26:36
  - that's a particularly shit straw man argument (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 9, 11:34:12
    - Not even an argument (NCFC) - inutero, Sep 9, 11:37:02
      - more people have died of covid in the UK than were killed in the blitz (NCFC) - jampersands, Sep 9, 13:36:39
        
        They wouldn't have given a fuck .They had abit of resilience (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 9, 13:38:08
      - oh that old chestnut (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 9, 11:55:11
      - Imagine how they’d have behaved during rationing (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 11:50:16
        
        well ... (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 12:05:45
        
        But not being allowed to meet up in groups over 6 (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 12:12:00
        
        its not "mass death" ffs (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 9, 20:35:58
        
        the right have decided this isn't a public health crisis, or that there's any risk of (NCFC) - jampersands, Sep 9, 13:34:53
        
        Piers Corbyn is right wing? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 9, 13:36:33
- Why would they be in breach of human rights? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 10:51:13
  - Because (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 11:06:32
    - Why would it not be proportionate? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 11:49:20
      - Maybe he goes group dogging (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 9, 12:22:26
        
        6 is plenty (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 9, 14:17:20
        
        Lovely little spot in bacton FWIW... (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 9, 12:59:44
        
        really .. where .... asking for friend off course (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 9, 13:48:34
  - because going to footy is an inalienable human right (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 9, 11:00:49
    - Why would I go there? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 11:01:55
      - Fair enough but don't think you'll find the solution on here tbf (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 9, 11:12:36
        
        Well it’s a forum yes (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 12:02:07
        
        yes, shared and ignored (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 9, 12:12:06
        
        You just pretend to ignore the views 👏🏼 (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 9, 14:18:02
        
        Fuck off troll (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 9, 14:40:58

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