Petition · past parliament

Charge bullies with manslaughter if their victims commit suicide

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Bullying is an epidemic that needs to stop, children and adults take their own lives because of it. It's routinely reported.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

23 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
7 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Mar 2017

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