Rejected petition Bring back the death penalty as a deterrent for knife crime and other murders.

Bring back the death penalty to end knife crime in the UK and other murders. Prevention is better than conviction. Prevention ensures there are never victims. Conviction never brings the victim back. Get tough on knife crime and senseless behaviour in the UK!

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Because it's your job to ensure the safety of people living in this country. You've not done enough to tackle knife crime or any other murders.

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.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you want to see the death penalty brought back for certain offences, but it's not clear if you want this to be brought back for all knife crime offences, or just murders - including those that involve the use of a knife.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Restore the death penalty for serious offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/631980

Hold a referendum on reinstating the death penalty for certain offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/632924

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

Date submitted 14 February 2023
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