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Convicted London rioters to lose benefits is absurd

Submitted on Thursday 11th August 2011

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Convicted London rioters to lose benefits is absurd

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The idea that any person receiving benefits who is convicted for their actions during civil disorder should lose their entitlement to state benefits is utterly ridiculous, poorly thought through and worryingly short-sighted.

It creates further divides and excuses not to create any dialogues across these divides.

It does not address the particular relations which some people have with authority, goods and the economy.

The motion only serves to discriminate against the poor and further distort public conceptions to legitimise legal practices which would exacerbate inequality, social division and the total breakdown political agency we are witnessing presently.

Please endorse this petition if only to encourage a balanced debate into what we are witnessing where all sides are included.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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