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Local police have urged men to stop ‘taking the piss’ with social visits after a number of young men were caught in recent days flouting social distancing laws.
“We’re all for a good, safe time,” said Sargeant Mark Roberston from Betoota Heights Police Station.
“But taking vast quantities of alcohol and tobacco over to a friend’s place of an afternoon doesn’t really mean you’re just popping over to see how they’re going, does it?”
“You can visit your friends and relatives. That is fine, but don’t take the piss by taking bulk piss with you. Because when you put bulk piss into your person, you start making bad decisions.”
Dale Grinkmo, of the Betoota Heights Men’s Shed, said he’s consulted his lawyers on Sargeant Robertson’s comments this afternoon.
His lawyers explained that there’s nothing currently illegal about taking a carton of cold boys and a pouch of Port Royal over to your mate’s place and doing the whole lot in one sitting.
“I think Mr Policeman needs to chill out,” said Dale.
“There’s no confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Diamantina Shire Council. There’s nearly 50 000 of us and not one bastard has it,”
“At risk of sounding toxic, let the boys play,”
“Does that make me sound like an idiot?”
More to come.
