Petition Make it a specific offence to cause distress or hatred to rough sleepers.

A student from one of the world's top universities (the University of Cambridge) has been caught on camera setting fire to a £20 note in front of a freezing homeless person. This sort of behavoiur is unacceptable in a civilized society and should be dealt with swiftly by the police.

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It has been rumoured that burning a £50 note in front of a homeless person is one of the initiation ceremonies of Oxford's notorious Bullingdon club.

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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