It’s very safe to assume that there are people who openly violate COVID-19 rules and get away with it. Nonetheless, some people respect the pandemic’s principles and regulations but let their guard down for a few seconds. Nonetheless, being penalised for a minuscule second is something that virtually all of us can agree is a little harsh. Christopher O’Toole of the United Kingdom was subjected to the same after allegedly removing his masks for only 16 seconds inside a business.

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According to the Liverpool Echo, Christopher was shopping at B&M in Prescot while wearing a mask, but he removed it just briefly for a few seconds when he began feeling ill. Nonetheless, officers approached him inside the business at that precise moment and wrote down his name because he was not wearing a mask. This event occurred in February of last year when sports masks were required in all areas of the UK. Christopher told the Liverpool Echo that he didn’t mind wearing a mask in public and had only taken it off momentarily because he wasn’t feeling well.

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When the shopper received a letter from ACRO Prison Data Workplace a few days later with an order to pay £100, he was confused. When he refused to pay the fine by sending the authorities an e-mail explaining why he received another letter announcing that the price had been raised to £2,000 (Rs 2 lakh).

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Christopher notified the Liverpool Echo that the second letter had arrived after a four-month wait. “It was four weeks earlier than Christmas, and they generally desired the full amount,” he continued. Christopher claimed that even his whole salary would not be able to cover the fine.

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“I emailed them again and discovered that the case had been taken to court without my knowledge.” “I had to sign a statutory declaration declaring that I was uninformed of the situation,” he explained. The ECHO called the ACRO Prison Data Workplace, but ACRO stated that it does not address individual cases. Christopher will appear in court to contest the high quality as soon as possible.