Submitted on Monday 28th September 2020
Rejected on Monday 5th October 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make cat-calling punishable by law!
Having a changed law in place would mean fewer people would dare to cat-call in public spaces. It means people will more likely step in and help. It means people will increasingly report incidences to the police. It finally means that humiliating women in public is considered a serious offence.
If you are a woman, you will know that being 'cat-called' is a common problem, and can leave you feeling embarrassed, ashamed and violated.
Some of you may be surprised to hear, that women getting shamed and humiliated on the streets can be a DAILY thing, and is presently not at all punishable by law.
If laws were in place to fine people who cat-call it will deter so many from doing it. It has been a year since France outlawed cat-calling, and since, French police have imposed over 450 fines
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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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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323460
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