PE01830: Protect Scotland's war memorials

Justice

Petitioner: James Watson on behalf of Friend's of Dennistoun war memorial

Status:
Closed

Date Lodged: 12 November 2020

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation which recognises desecration or vandalism of war memorials as a specific criminal offence.

Petition History:

9 December 2020: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that there is legislation currently in place to deal with the vandalism and desecration of statutes and memorials, including war memorials, and the Scottish Government has no current plans to introduce new legislation for the specific purpose requested in the petition. Official Report of Meeting 9 December 2020

Written submissions

Do you agree we need to protect Scotland's war memorials with new legislation?

protect our history

David Jack

7:52 on 04 Nov 2020

name and shame the vandals

steve austin

18:53 on 01 Nov 2020

Our history, our statues and monuments must be respected and preserved, not expunged and abandoned.

Peter Jackson

20:54 on 30 Oct 2020

The Chinese cultural revolution didn't bring in a better world.

James McGrath

16:33 on 30 Oct 2020

I believe that all statues should be left alone. We seems to be pandering to the minority in the U.K. these days with no thought at all about the achievements of those people who had statues selected for a reason!

Glennis Higgins

16:30 on 30 Oct 2020

Should not need a petition to protect these monuments.

David Gilmour

17:50 on 26 Oct 2020

This our history, our families, still remembered. There is nothing better that a civilised society can do than revere those who gave there lives for our freedom and democracy.

Moira Fleming

20:01 on 23 Oct 2020

It makes me wonder if these vandals are actually part of the human race.

John Angus

13:07 on 21 Oct 2020

My mother and her brothers fought in world war two these monuments represent all who fought and died in war no matter what colour race are religion and should be preserved to remind all that is how we have freedom of speech Alice Mann

Alice Mann

17:00 on 20 Oct 2020

Signed and best of luck.

Cllr Gordon Mackett

22:11 on 19 Oct 2020

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