Rejected petition All convicted UK rioters and looters should serve a mandatory custodial sentence for as long as the law will allow.

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Any person found guilty of criminal acts during the current UK riots should serve a mandatory custodial sentence for as long as the law will allow. It's time that such criminals understand that their actions have serious consequences upon themselves and not just their victims.

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Date submitted 10 August 2011
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