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New Zealand Police Arrest Pair Trying to Enter Auckland with "Large Amount" of KFC

posted by martyb on Tuesday September 21 2021, @08:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the colonel-panic dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

New Zealand police arrest pair trying to enter Auckland with ‘large amount’ of KFC:

The men were arrested after allegedly trying to flee from police near the Auckland border. When their car was searched, police said they found a large quantity of KFC, as well as the cash and a number of empty ounce bags.

The arrest struck a chord with New Zealanders – especially Aucklanders, who have spent a month in a strict level four lockdown that does not allow restaurants to open or residents to order takeaway food.

[...] After the KFC arrest, a police spokesperson said “officers noticed a suspicious looking vehicle travelling on a gravel road, and upon seeing the police car, the vehicle did a U-turn and sped off trying to evade police.

[...] A breach of the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act can result in imprisonment for up to six months; or a fine of up to $4,000.

The men will appear in court for breaching the health order, and police said further charges were likely.

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by krishnoid on Tuesday September 21 2021, @11:48PM (4 children)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Tuesday September 21 2021, @11:48PM (#1180227)

    And people dealing with long COVID-19 [cdc.gov] symptoms as well, many of which are invisible -- including fatigue, which exacerbates the invisibility, as people are less likely to go outside.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @12:04AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @12:04AM (#1180232)

    "Rediscovering" ages-old things as "new COVID symptoms" is beyond disgusting.

    Here is what "long COVID" was called for 30+ years before COVID: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_fatigue_syndrome [wikipedia.org]
    Here are 150 years of its history since discovery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chronic_fatigue_syndrome [wikipedia.org]

    BTW, for your further education, the "loss of smell" as it was in 2019:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anosmia&oldid=916192336#List_of_causes [wikipedia.org]

    • (Score: 4, Touché) by sjames on Wednesday September 22 2021, @01:38AM (1 child)

      by sjames (2882) on Wednesday September 22 2021, @01:38AM (#1180269) Journal

      There are conditions that resemble other conditions? You don't say!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @01:09PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @01:09PM (#1180358)

        There are usual complications of respiratory viral infections. And then there are shameless fearmongers like you. What damn virus had caused your freaking condition?

    • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Wednesday September 22 2021, @04:37AM

      by krishnoid (1156) on Wednesday September 22 2021, @04:37AM (#1180301)

      That's amazing! COVID-19 actually went *back in time* and caused those symptoms! This is way more important than some dumb epidemic!