Covid: Two fined £10,000 over Leeds snowball fight

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20210129

Two men who organised a mass snowball fight during the latest coronavirus lockdown have each been fined £10,000.

Hundreds descended on Hyde Park in Leeds when heavy snowfall carpeted the city earlier this month.

descend on 突然访问;突然袭击;指捕食的鹰俯冲下来捕捉牺牲品.这里可以指人群突然涌入海德公园。

Hyde Park：海德公园

Carpet /ˈkɑːpɪt/ n. 地毯；地毯状覆盖物；（非正式）人工球场；地毯衣蛾；（非正式）斥责；v. 把地毯铺在……上；厚厚地铺上；（非正式）斥责

West Yorkshire Police said the men, aged 20 and 23, had put those who took part or watched at "a significant and completely unnecessary risk".

Ch Supt Damien Miller said the event on 14 January had been a "blatant breach" of the rules.

Ch：abbr. 荣誉勋爵（Companion of Honor）

Supt：abbr. 监督人，管理人员（superintendent   /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/ ）

blatant  /ˈbleɪtnt/ (坏的行为) 明目张胆的；公然的 • a blatant attempt to buy votes 公然的贿选企图

Breach  n. 违背，违反；缺口；vt. 违反，破坏；打破

"We take absolutely no pleasure in handing out such heavy fines to these two young men, but their actions encouraged hundreds of people to be in close proximity to each other," he said.

close proximity ：及其贴近

The 23-year-old had previously received a fine for breaching restrictions on mixing households, the force said.

Police declined to give any further details about how the men encouraged people to attend the snowball fight.

Fines of £10,000 can be issued for gatherings of 30 people, or more, and it is against the law to meet socially with anyone outside of your household or support bubble.

More than 42,000 penalties were handed out in England and Wales for Covid regulation breaches between the end of March and 17 January, according to the National Police Chiefs Council.

It said 80% were given to people aged between 18 and 39.

原文链接：https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-55845582