Rejected petition Make road blocks and parades/protests of extinction rebellion a criminal offence

The Extinction rebellion cult are doing more harm than good blocking roads preventing the British public and emergency services moving even in times of emergency. It is an unneeded disruption targeted at the wrong people. Small and large communitys are affected in different ways. Large and small

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

Everyone has the right to protest peacefully. Any organisation planning a protest march must by law inform the police six days in advance and the police have the power to change the route of the march or set any other condition they deem necessary. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/protests-and-marches-letting-the-police-know

It's already an offence to wilfully obstruct traffic. You can find out more here:

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q330.htm

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Date submitted 8 September 2019
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