Do not sell the water canon that the MPS owns and sanction it's use

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The MPS have owned a water canon for a number of years now. It has never been deployed as the government think it's too oppressive. They're now selling it. The water canon is a perfectly safe tool to use. Yes it looks oppressive but so do the firearms and shields we use

Yesterday and over the years London has had scenes of mass violent disorder often leading to injuries with the Police Service. We talk about Zero Tolerance. If the Police Service do not have the tools to deal with disorder how can we be Zero Tolerant

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. It is the responsibility of the London Assembly.

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Timeline

20 Jul 2016	Petition opened for signatures
26 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Jul 2016

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