Submitted on Wednesday 15th July 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Voluntary face coverings in shops and on public transport rather than mandatory
Instead of making face coverings in shops and public transport mandatory, it should be voluntary. This should be a personal choice.
Face coverings on public transport and in shops should be voluntary and up to the individual in question. It is an intrusion on peoples personal freedom and morally wrong in a free country. Not only does this cause great anxiety and distress to a lot of people, it will have long term lasting social effects on society as a whole. Aside from this, given that the amount of people in England with Covid 19 is now 0.03% and deaths have greatly decreased in the last month it is largely pointless
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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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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Don't make the wearing of face masks compulsory in public places in England: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331174
Repeal the decision to implement compulsory face coverings in English shops: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331430
Make the use of masks on public transport voluntary and not mandatory: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325079
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