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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Terrorists families to pay for their crimes

There is no deterrent for a terrorist that is prepared to kill themselves for what they believe in their families should pay for the suffering caused to their victims families

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Their actions leave behind a lot of families suffering grief for what they do so it is only fair that their actions have consequences and their families should serve the penalty that they would have if they were caught in the act of terrorism they may think twice if there loved ones will suffer from their actions

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's not clear how someone could be required to serve a sentence for a crime they didn't commit.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.