Petition · past parliament
Create a law prohibiting a failure to assist a person in destress.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
There are man instances of people standing around watching and filming people who are clearly in need of assistance. People being attacked, ill,accidents,suffering seizures, inebriated ets.Too few people actually try to, or even offer to help.
Social media has many examples of film and images of people in need of help. If the people watching helped perhaps the outcomes could be improved.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We're not sure about the range of situations you want to be included in the definition of people "in distress".
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, a petition calling for a legal requirement to report crimes, if that's something you'd like to happen.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We're not sure about the range of situations you want to be included in the definition of people "in distress".
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, a petition calling for a legal requirement to report crimes, if that's something you'd like to happen.
Timeline
| 30 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.