{"id":8904,"date":"2021-08-25T09:25:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T01:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=8904"},"modified":"2021-08-26T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T01:42:03","slug":"man-leaves-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/man-leaves-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Men Go Out Drinking During Social Distancing Period & Spotted By Cops, One Leaves Friend Behind To Flee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man leaves his friend to flee when caught breaking social distancing rules<\/h2>\n
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Some of us are always ready to meet new people. Others like to keep our circles of acquaintances small. Regardless, we can probably all agree that true friends \u2013 those always ready to stand with us through thick and thin \u2013 are not easy to come by.<\/p>\n

One man from \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng had to learn that lesson the hard way. He took a friend out drinking despite the strict social distancing orders in place in the city currently. Then, when the police spotted them, his friend fled the scene<\/strong>, leaving him to deal with the consequences<\/strong> alone.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the story plays out.<\/p>\n

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Two young men caught breaking social distancing rules in \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng<\/h3>\n
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\n\u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng\u2019s streets are left empty as all citizens have to stay at home<\/em>
\nImage credit: \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng Government Portal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Ever since 16th August, \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng has entered a state of enhanced citywide social distancing to curb the threat of Covid-19. According to the new directive, all residents are required to stay at home at all times, and not even trips to buy groceries are allowed.<\/p>\n

But despite the strict orders, some people still try to sneak out behind authorities\u2019 backs, often for the most mundane of reasons such as to meet friends for drinking sessions.<\/p>\n

D\u00e2n Tr\u00ed<\/a> reported one such case yesterday. And while this is surely not the first nor the last time we\u2019ll hear accounts of people caught breaking the rules and fined, this one story comes with a rather funny twist.<\/p>\n

According to D\u00e2n Tr\u00ed\u2019s article, on the evening of 21st August, \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng police on patrol spotted a young man driving his motorbike on the streets despite the travel restrictions, carrying one of his friends in the backseat. Naturally, the police officers pulled them over for questioning.<\/p>\n

And that moment right then, was when the man driving learned an important lesson about friendship.<\/p>\n

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The man\u2019s friend fled the scene, leaving him to deal with the police alone<\/h3>\n
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\nThe man was left by his friend to deal with the police alone
\nImage credit: Truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh An ninh \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Seeing the police, the man in the backseat seemingly panicked and, disregarding all bonds of fellowship, fled the scene, leaving his friend behind.<\/p>\n

Now facing the police alone, the driver made various excuses in a desperate attempt to justify his going out. Eventually, though, he had to admit that he was simply taking his friend out to find a spot to drink together.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, that was far from an acceptable reason to break the rules. The man was then given a heavy fine for his action.<\/p>\n

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Stand by your friends no matter what<\/h3>\n
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The two men in this story surely knew full well of the ongoing social distancing policy in \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng, but decided to break it anyway, so the fine the police issued was well-deserved.<\/p>\n

But as the sacred Bro Code would have it, the least they could have done was to stand their ground and face the music together. Alas, it wasn\u2019t the case here.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, perhaps the sizable chunk sawed off of his wallet after this incident will teach the driving man not one, but two lessons.<\/p>\n

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