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The law is changing and those who choose to carry a knife will now face mandatory jail time. Paul was a hero who deserved better than this, but knowing his loss has forced a real change brings me a small sense of peace. We will keep watching to ensure this …

August 9, 2010

Carry A Knife - Go To Jail

Carry A Knife - Go To Jail

🏆 Won — 2,871 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 8 months ago
Please sign this petition in memory of Paul McGee. His life was brutally taken by a random, senseless knife attack which took place outside his own front door in his hometown of Lochwinnoch. Currently there is NO minimum sentence for those caught carrying a knife. This has to change!! People should be deterred from carrying a knife. Surely we all have a right to be safe within our own community?! The fact that such a crime could happen to a law abiding, honourable gentleman like Paul, shows that NO ONE is safe from the destructive knife culture Scotland is currently suffering. We should all be aware of this!! Paul's commanding officer said of Paul "we know Paul died standing up for right. Paul died as he had lived, a quiet hero" it is now time for us to stand up for right, and send those who carry knives to jail! Anne and Kelly McGee

Updates

Reached 2,500 supporters

May 19, 2010

May 18, 2010

Seeing the numbers climb toward two thousand five hundred makes me think of the justice Paul deserves. Please post this on your own profiles right now so we can reach the people who have the power to change these laws.

Reached 1,000 supporters

January 8, 2010

Reached 100 supporters

January 4, 2010

January 2, 2010

We are approaching the one hundred signature mark and I need you to push this forward right now. Please send this link to your friends because we need this momentum to force a real change for Paul.

6 Comments

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Mark Nair
16 years ago Featured

Scotland needs to wake up and get these psychos off our streets before more good people die.

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Gary Grant
16 years ago Featured

Enough is enough. Its time the laws actually reflect how dangerous these people are. RIP Paul.

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David Watson
16 years ago Featured

CARRY A KNIFE = JAIL TIME. SIMPLE AS THAT. DONT SEE WHY THIS IS SO HARD FOR THE COURTS TO UNDERSTAND.

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Linda Guerrero
16 years ago Featured

Absolutely heartbreaking. Carrying a blade should be an automatic prison sentence no excuses at all.

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Sarah Thompson
16 years ago Featured

Cant believe this went down right on his own doorstep. My thoughts go out to the family stay strong.

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Karen Hardy
16 years ago Featured

He sound like such a lovely man. so unfair that his life was taken like that by some coward. jails need to be full of these people