Rejected petition Criminalise catcalling, wolf whistling and obscene gestures from strangers

Make a law where catcalling, obscene gestures and wolf whistling by strangers in the street can be prosecuted and there can be preventive arrests because of them and criminal records open because of it.

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I have been a victim of street harrassment as well as most of my female acquaintances and friends and we want a tool that will make us feel safer as women in the street

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/600977

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Date submitted 12 November 2021
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