A man walked out of the house after an argument with his wife and walked 280 miles for cooling off, breaking Italy’s national curfew.
Another man wandered outside his quarantine room in Taiwan for eight seconds, attracting the attention of officers.
The second butter chicken curry went 19 miles during the tight lockdown and was caught by Australian Australian police.
The end of all these actions cost them thousands of dollars in fines.
During a global epidemic, thousands of people have been arrested, fined or imprisoned for violating coronavirus restrictions, due to travel with lockouts across cities, severe travel restrictions and loneliness fatigue, which once banned normal activities.
Some people have deliberately broken the rules to make a political statement. Others have claimed that they are free from disease and from the consequences of breaking those restrictions. Others have simply broken because they apparently do not understand the rules or are behaving in a moment of frustration.
“Everyone is operating in a crazy world where our common sense decision-making window comes out,” said Robert Hoffman, a professor of economics at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. “The epidemic is a complete storm.”
Here are some unusual cases.
Eight seconds + six steps = $ 3,550
In the southern Taiwanese port city of Kahsung, an expatriate worker from the Philippines was caught on foot surveillance cameras in the corridors of a hotel while under quarantine in November.
The Central News Agency, the official Taiwanese news agency, quoted the health department as saying that a stranger wanted to leave something outside the door of a friend who was renting a quintal in the same hotel.
In a video clip aired online, the man, wearing shorts and flip-flops, is seen taking six wooden steps between his room and his neighbor before moving around.
The cost of this breach is 5 3,550.
Their behavior, economists say, shows a kind of “optimism bias” – underestimating their chances of getting humans in trouble.
Nine foreign workers were caught violating the rules in Taiwan last month, local sources said, citing government information.
Taiwan has been praised for its successful response to the coronavirus, an effort led by Chen Chien-jen, who remained vice president until May. But in recent weeks, there has been a surge in cases on the island, mostly imported from Indonesia, prompting some migrant workers to be asked to temporarily enter and stop quarantine workers.
Punitive measures such as fines act as deterrent, limiting their effectiveness, economists say. To win cooperation, they added, this is a better defense.
Long way from home
After a heated argument with his wife, a man in Como in northern Italy set foot outside his home in November for some air. Authorities found him a week later and drove him to the coastal town of Fano, 280 miles south, in violation of a national curfew.
They fined him 400 euros (about 5,485).
According to local unidentified reports, the 48-year-old unidentified man walked about 40 miles every day. Police confirmed his story after contacting officers in Como, where the man’s wife reported him missing. He told officers he felt a little bored, but was given food and water by strangers along the way.
After the character of Tom Hanks in the 1994 film, Italians on social media dubbed a man named “Forest Gump” who runs thousands of miles to clean his head.
Some said he deserved the fine, while others expressed relief that the argument ended there. (Rates of domestic violence have risen worldwide during epidemics, studies show.)
Italy, which caught the world’s attention in March when the coronavirus struck, is battling another wave, which is almost fatal. The country is also reeling from fatigue and frustration.
“People are taking desperate steps; “They’re behaving excessively for the sake of stimulation,” said Jelena Kekmanovic, an assistant professor of psychology at Gernatown University.
Referring to the man who lived in Como, he added that in general, one wanders around to get cool. “But now it’s come together, it’s come together and it’s broken.”
A party – and fine – perfect for a prince
After Prince Joachim of Belgium arrived in Spain in late May, he had to be kept apart for 14 days and stick to the country’s lockdown measures.
He did not.
The prince, 28, nephew of King Philip, flew from Madrid to Cordoba to meet his girlfriend instead. A few days later, the couple went to a house party with more than two dozen people in attendance, local news media reported.
He then tested positive for coronavirus.
Spain, which has a strict lockdown in Europe, has fined more than 10 million people for blowing up the move. He refused to release the Belgian prince, and fined him 10 10,400 (approximately 12 12,630) for violating the ban.
“I apologize for not respecting all quarantine measures during my travels,” he said in a public statement. “In these difficult moments I do not mean to anger or disrespect anyone.”
Other public figures, including singer Rita Ora, rapper Cardi B, reality TV star Kim Kardashian and model Kendall Jenner, have been criticized for holding imaginative public beats during epidemics, such as large, less masked gatherings.
Professor of Psychology Dr. “It’s very difficult to live a life that is different than the rest of the people and you don’t start to feel like the rules don’t apply to you,” Keckmanwich said. But, he added, celebrities can use their power to encourage people to cooperate with sanctions: “They really have the power.”
‘I just had a craving’ for butter chicken
Noel Atkinson, a 48-year-old construction worker in Melbourne, Australia – one of the longest and toughest lockdowns in the world – was missing in July.
So he headed to a downtown Indian restaurant about 20 miles from his home to make butter chicken curry. But he didn’t get the butter chicken. Instead, he was fined $ 1,230 after being caught violating a lockdown order.
“I was looking forward to it,” Mr. Atkins said in an interview. “My mother was born in Ambala,” he said. “It reminds me of home.”
As an essential worker, Mr. Atkinson was exempt from most coronavirus restrictions during the day in the state of Victoria. He explained that since he had traveled more than twice as far for work, he had not had a long-term idea of moving to the city or realized that he would break the rules.
“I have to risk my life to go to work, but I can’t risk my own life,” he said. “It’s a little inappropriate.”
Before he could be identified in public, Australians tried to hunt down his identity. A restaurant offered to compensate him for the trouble he was having.
Amit Tuteja, the owner of Desi Dhaba in the restaurant where Mr Atkinson planned to order his curry, said he made a mistake when he did not support Mr Atkinson’s actions, but I’m sure he just didn’t know. ”
“It’s not the kind of thing a freelancer does; He is a hard worker, ”he added. “I told him, ‘Friend, for next year, you can have as much butter chicken in your heart’s content.’
