This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Create a law prohibiting a failure to assist a person in destress.
There are man instances of people standing around watching and filming people who are clearly in need of assistance. People being attacked, ill,accidents,suffering seizures, inebriated ets.Too few people actually try to, or even offer to help.
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Social media has many examples of film and images of people in need of help. If the people watching helped perhaps the outcomes could be improved.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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