Support our Police in their Role

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Far too often we see a lengthy Police investigation result in very weak or poor sentencing. This undermines the efforts of the Police in bringing criminals to justice and does nothing to support our Police or encourage much needed new recruits to join them in keeping this country safe.

A recent incident (2nd Nov 2018) in the Bournemouth area, as reported by Dorset Police of a hit and run driver killing a cyclist resulted in a lucky 'chance' arrest by the Police. Despite the perpetrator disguising the evidence, the resulting sentence was a community order rather than any custodial sentence; thus totally undermining the role of our Police.
Given such examples of justice, we might as well capitulate and accept that crime really does pay in Britain today. We demand better.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We've marked your petition as confidential to avoid causing distress to the family of the cyclist you mention.

We can't accept your petition as we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you would like more support for the police, but are not sure what support you would like.

If you want the Government to fund more police officers on the streets, you may wish to sign this petition instead:

Fund more bobbies on the streets

Timeline

3 Nov 2018	Petition opened for signatures
12 Nov 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Nov 2018

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