Rejected petition All convicted rioters and looters should lose all benefits

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Any persons convicted of criminal acts during the current English riots should have all existing financial benefits removed and be prevented from claiming them in the after-math of these events.
Tax payers should not be supporting those who have destroyed, stolen from and ruined livelihoods of members of their communities.
This petition refers to convicted rioters in all areas involved in the recent riots and looting (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Nottingham....)

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Date submitted 12 August 2011
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