Rejected petition Make the Nazi Salute a Criminal Offence

Criminalise this offensive gesture

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The UK is a modern, multi racial, multi faith, multi ethnic, country.
Fascism has no place in it.
Far Right groups use the Nazi salute to intimidate and antagonize.
It needs to be banned.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

It is already a criminal offence to use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, if this is intended to or likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Deciding whether to take action against an individual for the use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, and deciding whether a particular act constitutes an offence, would be a matter for the police, Crown Prosecution Service and the courts, and not the Government or House of Commons.

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

Date submitted 14 June 2020
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