Rejected petition The UK law to be changed to include crimes of passion.

I would like the law to be changed in the UK to include crimes of passion similar to the US and a lesser sentence for parents who have acted in the heat of the moment and reacted violently towards people who have abused their children.

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.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure how you would like the law to be changed to recognise crimes of passion. There is currently a "loss of control" defence available to people in certain circumstances. We're not sure what further changes you'd like to see.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

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

Date submitted 10 April 2018
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