Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01830 · Session 5

Protect Scotland's war memorials

Closed Submitted 2 Oct 2020 Justice
Signatures
0
607 online signatures with a country
Comments
49
Considered
2 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

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.

What the petitioner did first

I have contacted every member of the Scottish Parliament.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 9 Dec 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 3 Nov 2021
    Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

607 online signatures
  1. Scotland402 66.2%
  2. United Kingdom164 27%
  3. England23 3.8%
  4. Northern Ireland12 2%
  5. Wales2 0.3%
  6. Australia2 0.3%
  7. Belgium1 0.2%
  8. Serbia1 0.2%

Comments

49 comments, oldest first
  1. Duncan McLeod 2 Oct 2020
    All war memorials should be protected
  2. Andrew Quinn 3 Oct 2020
    Protect all Scotland war memorials
  3. Patrick mc manus 3 Oct 2020
    I think it's disgusting that these men and woman gave the ultimate sacrifice so we could live a normal happy and free life, it sickens me what they are doing to the memorials.
  4. Scott Mclaughlan 3 Oct 2020
    It is our duty to protect the memory of those who served
  5. Patrick Michael McManus G209pj 3 Oct 2020
    It disgusting the lack of respect these people have for the men and woman that died for their freedom
  6. Gary Mills 3 Oct 2020
    It is the duty of the Scottish Government to maintain our war memorials, to remember the eternal memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
  7. RuchazieBlue 3 Oct 2020
    Great petition
  8. Javed Anwar 4 Oct 2020
    All war memorial should be protected by law
  9. George Blades 4 Oct 2020
    Honour our dead
  10. Jackie Robertson 4 Oct 2020
    Lest We Forget
  11. Gordon Whitehall 4 Oct 2020
    All war memorials and monuments and Street name plates must be protected
  12. Graham Forrest 4 Oct 2020
    Shocking
  13. Jeannette Gray, 5 Oct 2020
    Memorials are part of Scotland's proud history as much as Bannockburn and Bothwell Bridge. These people fought for Scotland's freedom too.
  14. John hendrie 5 Oct 2020
    Respect should be shown to all war memorials by all
  15. John McCann 5 Oct 2020
    Should already be done. A Coatbridge man living in Belfast
  16. Alexander James Glass 5 Oct 2020
    In recent years we have witnessed an increase in the number of war memorials that have been decorated. We need legislation to make this a criminal office to deter anyone from damaging our memorials.
  17. Linda watson 5 Oct 2020
    Historical monuments are just that To remind is as all of history and a achievements of that period.
  18. bruce james 5 Oct 2020
    As an old soldier, I am appalled at some of the vandalism of war memorials.
  19. Janette whitelaw 5 Oct 2020
    I think anyone convicted as defacing or damaging our war memorials should be treated as a hate crime .its totally disrespectfull to our war vetrans who sacrificed so much for our freedom .there has been more of these damage to our war memorials and if it carried a prison sentance I think it would make those breaking the law think again
  20. Jean Logan 5 Oct 2020
    It should be a criminal offence to vandalize our war memorials we owe those who gave their lives for our freedom so much and should always respect their memory
  21. Rhona Omalley 6 Oct 2020
    It is basic common decency to make this law.
  22. Jim Baillie 7 Oct 2020
    The vandalism that's happened in the last year to the war memorials is a total lack of respect.
  23. Stephen blackwood 8 Oct 2020
    It is important to look after our memorials,our war heroes should never be forgotten for the sacrifice they made for our freedom.
  24. Ian Varty 10 Oct 2020
    Good luck on this.
  25. Dave Carstairs 10 Oct 2020
    The sentence for this despicable action should reflect the public anger.
  26. Lorna Donaldson 10 Oct 2020
    Desecration of War Memorials is disrespectful to the men and women who have laid down their lives for their country and for the freedom that we take for granted every day. I strongly agree that this should be a criminal offence.
  27. Mrs Rosemary Foot 12 Oct 2020
    Total lack of respect for those involved in the Wars or maybe understanding of what the world suffered during these dreadful Wars.
  28. William Fleming 13 Oct 2020
    My grandfather died in WW1 to save us from tyranny and his memory should never be disrespected by anyone for political points.
  29. Barry white 13 Oct 2020
    Anyone caught vandalising war memorials should be charged and fined upto £10,000 and community service to clean memorial themselves. Also part of the community service should be enlisted into a history lesson of what these heroes battled against and defeated for the future generation...
  30. Eddie Bradley 13 Oct 2020
    Protect the memorials.
  31. David Burke 13 Oct 2020
    Our war memorials remember those who laid down their lives that we can have a life, we must protect them lest we forget.
  32. Robert Anderson 13 Oct 2020
    It's a disgrace that our government needs to b petitioned over this.
  33. Robert Howitt 13 Oct 2020
    I grew up in Roslea Drive, Dennistoun, and the people of that area are FAR better than this...Lest We Forget.
  34. Linda Meikle 13 Oct 2020
    Keep Scotland's war memorials protected
  35. Pamela Fleming 14 Oct 2020
    War memorials deserve the same level of legal recognition as graveyards and cemeteries. Many of the soldiers listed on the memorials have no known grave and this is the only way that relatives can be near to them or pay their respects.
  36. Janette whitelaw 14 Oct 2020
    I think anyone who desecrates or damages a cenotaph or war graves or private burial ground for war vetrans .anyone found committing this act should be treated very seriously as a specific crime and should be given a heavy prison sentance .
  37. Elaine McDougall 16 Oct 2020
    Great petition
  38. Brian Carson 16 Oct 2020
    It make me sad whether you believe in a cause or not this is to remember those many of which did not have a choice but were conscripted. Well done to the group
  39. Helen Murray 17 Oct 2020
    We must protect our history
  40. Cllr Gordon Mackett 19 Oct 2020
    Signed and best of luck.
  41. Alice Mann 20 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
  42. John Angus 21 Oct 2020
    It makes me wonder if these vandals are actually part of the human race.
  43. Moira Fleming 23 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.
  44. David Gilmour 26 Oct 2020
    Should not need a petition to protect these monuments.
  45. Glennis Higgins 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!
  46. James McGrath 30 Oct 2020
    The Chinese cultural revolution didn't bring in a better world.
  47. Peter Jackson 30 Oct 2020
    Our history, our statues and monuments must be respected and preserved, not expunged and abandoned.
  48. steve austin 1 Nov 2020
    name and shame the vandals
  49. David Jack 4 Nov 2020
    protect our history