Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 29th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make it an Offence to desecrate National Flags, Symbolic Treasures or Memorials
It should be a criminal offence to desecrate our National Flag, symbolic treasures such as statues and memorials. These are exactly what I stand for as a member of our Armed Forces and I feel let down by the justice system that nothing is ever done, yet in other countries their flag is about honour.
I want to make it a Criminal Offence with the penalty being a custodial sentence or for the individual(s) to learn what the flag, statues and memorials represents. In light of this the individual(s) should be made to attend training with the military or work beside them as their punishment, so they can truly reflect. This would also teach the individual(s) about Values and standards and they’d also be able to understand our Ethos.
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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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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325814
Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325545
Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326361
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