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DNA test and fingerprint needles left in the street, and prosecute the criminal

Closed 135 signatures

What the petition asks

The public get stabbed by needles left in the street by drug users and have to wait 6 months to see If they caught HIV or Hepatitis A/B/C. Drug users who throw their needles on the street should be prosecuted with a minimum sentence. A simple test for DNA and fingerprinting will catch the criminal.
The two techniques are used for very small crimes such as vehicle interference or trespassing. Sin bins and needle exchange has been provided for drug users as we understand their addiction therefore they is no excuse to put the public in danger of diseases. Children play on the street innocently because they are unaware of the risk of a needle which could change their life forever, smoking in the same car as a child is child abuse therefore how come giving a child a disease isn't abuse.

Timeline

10 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
10 Oct 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 135
Status Closed
Opened 10 Apr 2016
Closed 10 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.