Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Friday 19th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
No charges for those who removed and sunk the statue of Edward Colston
We seek to have all charges waived against those identified as responsible for the removal and disposal of the Edward Colston statue during the BLM Protest in Bristol on 7June 2020. This statue was a constant and painful reminder of the suffering caused by Colston to many thousands of black people.
The continued subjection of Bristol's black community to the glorifying of a man responsible for the trade and deaths of many thousands of black lives, amounts to a continued oppression of this community, as would any charges brought against those responsible for the statue's demise.
The City of Bristol failed to recognise and act on previous requests for the statue's removal. To provide a truly equal society, the continued oppression, through proposed charges, cannot be tolerated.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions on whether to arrest and prosecute alleged offenders is a matter for local police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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