Posted on 04/13/2020 2:03:40 AM PDT by IndianChief
Ten foreigners who broke a coronavirus lockdown in an Indian town made famous by the Beatles, were forced to repent by writing "I am so sorry" -- 500 times, officials said Sunday.
The nationwide lockdown was imposed near the end of March, with residents permitted to leave their homes only for essential services such as buying groceries and medicine.
The travellers -- from Israel, Mexico, Australia and Austria -- were caught taking a walk in Rishikesh, where the Beatles sought spirituality at an Ashram in 1968.
Local police officer Vinod Sharma said they were each made to write "I did not follow the rules of lockdown so I am so sorry" 500 times.
More than 700 foreign tourists from the US, Australia, Mexico and Israel staying in the area had flouted the lockdown rules, Sharma said, adding the unusual punishment was handed out to teach them a lesson.
Police said they would direct hotels in the area to allow foreign guests to step out only if accompanied by local helpers.
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“ But officers in some states were also seen in videos on social media beating drivers on roadsides and making people out and about during lockdown do squats and leapfrogs as punishment.”
“Don’t have a cow, man.”
The ugly American....
Was this required to be written in cursive or block? If cursive and if any of these were “woke” Americans, they would be sol
North Korea has a more final solution.
Ha, not too bad. As long as they didn't make me write it in Hindi. Google Translate says it would look like this: मुझे माफ़ कीजिए . That'd be cruel!
So my third grade teacher is still alive.....
I don’t understand what their beef was about.
Pfffffffffft.
When I was in 6th grade, I had to write “The wasting of time is the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again”, 1,500 times.
Mrs. Lake want to be sure that I got the message. I did.
“Should thank their lucky stars they were not given the free “body massage” that the local citizens get. The one with a bamboo stick . :) “
Or China, where they become ‘organ donors’.
They didn’t get dessert, and were sent to their rooms right after supper.
Try this 1000 times...
“The masticating of obnoxious wads between ones dentures is a waste of valuable class time and is against school policy.”
All because of one stick of Juicy Fruit.
"Chewing gum in line, eh?"
"Boy, is he strict!"
Nice! LOL
PS: I still got you beat by 500. :-)
So many classic scenes in that movie!
And yeah, SHE was strict.
Seems like both our teachers had the same views on discipline. I know I never chewed gum in her class again!
Maybe those tourists should have had to write something like this about 5,000 times.
“I will never again, through my poor judgement and thoughtless actions, endanger the peoples of the Indian subcontinent to possible infection, illness and death by potentially spreading a dangerous virus. I fully accept my culpability in endangering the wonderful people of the Indian subcontinent and pray piously for their forgiveness.”
If one stick of Juicy Fruit is worth 1,000 “I will not masticates” the Whuhan flu is worth a lot more.
Why does this make me think about scene from the Life of Brian?
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