Petition · past parliament

Jail people for longer who carry bladed articles

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Give out harsher more stiffer sentences , it’s a common thing now , kids /youths carrying knifes ,and there needs to be a strong deterrent
Our children / young people are dying needlessly , and people caught with knifes etc are given conditional discharge , which on its open is Inadequate, the system in which we punish people for their crimes is a joke , it needs amending quickly to stop further needless deaths

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

26 May 2021 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jun 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jun 2021

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