Rejected petition Legal action against those involved in vandalising memorials in the name of BLM

To actively prosecute those involved in vandalising & desecrating memorials, statues and historical/ Important sites in the name of BLM/BLMUK.

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Sites like this have nothing to do with the current political and racial issues going on around the world and I do not believe that such actions are representing the movement in the correct way; I find it disgraceful that people think that it is appropriate to ever do such things and that legal action should be taken against them.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions on whether to arrest and prosecute alleged offenders is a matter for local police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325814

Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325545

Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326361

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

Date submitted 6 June 2020
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