Rejected petition Authorising Police use of less than letha force vs rioters

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Petitioners accept that the police may use "less lethal options" with the desired effect being to control and neutralise the current threat posed by rioting in our cities without recourse to lethal use of force.

Petitioners also accept that the outcome of such use of "less lethal options" versus the rioting citizens may on occasion be lethal, as the historical record shows that whichever non-lethal weapon you may consider there have always been fatalities associated with it.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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

Date submitted 9 August 2011
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