Rejected petition Arrest and pursue vandals of British memorials / cenotaphs.

The total lack of respect and valour to war memorials and statues / monuments across the UK is a direct insult to everything we’ve stood for. The past week, only 14 have been arrested in London for breaching Lockdown and none for vandalising monuments. London has CCTV everywhere. Where’s the justice

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I want the Government and local police to open a investigation into the people who have not only broken lockdown but have also defaced very honoured and respected memorials. 14 people is not enough and brings no justice to the armed personnel and loyal people of the UK who have followed guidelines. When you break the rules there should be repercussions. And so far no one has been arrested or jailed for defacing memorials which honour the dead. Local police should hang their heads in shame.

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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

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Date submitted 7 June 2020
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