Another maxim that is under threat: "Innocent until proven Guilty"
So it was specifically not forbidden and it showed nothing other than quite a few people are very susceptible to propaganda and marketing rather than actually reading and understanding the "rules" for themselves. But thanks for demonstrating precisely the problem highlighted by the original article.
I don't think you appreciate the breadth and depth of public revulsion to his actions in the UK - many people were separated from their loved ones and could not be with them even when they were sorely needed. Every MP was inundated with letters decrying what he did - many wished that they could have traveled during that time for reasons much more important than those he gave.
Life is a bit more complicated than precisely defined rules and laws - there are many grey areas, but even so the 'man or women in the street' often does have a strong sense of what is right and what is wrong. In this case they are spot on, and it is a shame that Cummings is unlikely to face (natural) justice.
"I don't think you appreciate the breadth and depth of public revulsion to his actions in the UK"
Neither did William Price. but it didn't matter. He was able to Cremate his family anyway in line with his beliefs. Because there was no law against it - despite at the time there being a cult of body preservation due to religious hysteria. Something that now seems ridiculous - as the current hysteria will to future generations.
And that's because we live in a free country. Something I will fight to my last breath to preserve against the authoritarians who want to change that.
Another maxim that is under threat: "Innocent until proven Guilty"
So it was specifically not forbidden and it showed nothing other than quite a few people are very susceptible to propaganda and marketing rather than actually reading and understanding the "rules" for themselves. But thanks for demonstrating precisely the problem highlighted by the original article.