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Post by hulmeman on Apr 6, 2019 12:18:45 GMT
Whatever your religious or moral perspective, I think you will agree legislating the death penalty for being gay is draconian. As individuals we can't do very much to influence the Sultan of Brunei, but perhaps there is. As a fellow member of the Commonwealth, our government can raise and discuss the decision and publicly criticise it's harshness. That is something you can influence by signing the attached petition which, at the time of writing, has over 60,000 of the 100,000 signatures required for a government debate. Will you help please by adding your name? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/251142?fbclid=IwAR0cstaTFoycvftpa9DcGjWKw5ioWGs9_XQDYKlnnCZSyTMB0_YZX82yR3k
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Post by sf on Apr 6, 2019 15:32:41 GMT
Done. The law is barbaric, and our government should be condemning it in the strongest possible terms. I'd have no problem with it, either, if they imposed sanctions and denied landing rights here to Brunei's airline.
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Post by Rory on Apr 6, 2019 15:36:00 GMT
I've signed too. It's disgusting.
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Post by theatreian on Apr 6, 2019 15:52:51 GMT
Yes in this day and age it is diabolical. Other celebrities seem to be endorsing this view with the boycott of certain hotels such as the Dorchester who are owned by the Sultan of Brunei. Other hotels are: Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, US The Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, US The Dorchester, London, UK 45 Park Lane, London, UK Coworth Park, Ascot, UK La Meurice, Paris, France Hotel Plaza Athenee, Paris, France Hotel Eden, Rome, Italy, Hotel Principe de Savoia, Milan, Italy
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Post by daisy24601 on Apr 6, 2019 20:44:19 GMT
Signed. Barbaric even for actual criminals.
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Post by apubleed on Apr 7, 2019 13:49:50 GMT
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Post by hulmeman on Apr 12, 2019 16:49:42 GMT
Can I remind you of this petition, it still needs 16000 signatures to get a parliamentary debate, but has attracted over 84000 already. If you haven't signed or can encourage friends and family to sign, please do.
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