Jimmy Kimmel Has The Perfect Plan To End All Those Dumb Petitions For Good
Sick of dumb petitions? You’re not alone: Jimmy Kimmel hates them, too. For every important petition ― like one demanding an end to insulin price hikes ― there’s a dumb one, such as making Shrek the national bird.
The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host wants to put a stop to it, but he needs your help. Yep, you guessed it. He’s launched a petition.
Check it out in the clip above or see the petition here.
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Overturn The Ban On Gay Scouts
His scoutmaster refused to approve him for it after finding out Ryan was gay.
"It hurts me so much to watch Ryan suffer for being who he is, because to me, he's perfect," Karen wrote in her petition calling for an end to ban on gay youth in the Scouts. "Ryan has worked for nearly 12 years to become an Eagle Scout, and nothing would make him more proud than earning that well-deserved distinction.
"I hope that if enough people come together, we can convince my son's troop leaders to help him feel proud of who he is and all he's accomplished."
In May 2013, Boy Scouts of America's National Council voted to overturn the ban. In all, 479,734 people signed the petition.
Get Justice for Quinten
In her petition calling for the state's child welfare services to be investigated, she wrote: "I called Child Welfare Services at least once a day, every single day for 3 weeks. The social worker assigned to the case visited Cameron at school, promising him that she would do a home visit the very next day. Cameron told me that every day he'd hold Quinten and say, 'Just be patient Bubby, Sissy is sending someone to save us.' No one ever came."
502,788 people signed the petition that forced the state to investigate. Social workers assigned to the case were found to be negligent and dismissed. The state later passed the 'Quinten Douglas Wood Act of 2014' that requires child welfare workers take a child's developmental age into account when investigating claims of abuse or neglect.
Stop The Annuity To Former MPs Convicted Of Corruption
In May this year, Italy's chamber of deputies voted to abolish the payments, after 522,991 signed it.
Give ‘Bully’ A PG-13 Instead Of An R Rating
Calling on the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to allow the film a wider audience, she wrote: "Because of the R rating, most kids won’t get to see this film. No one under 17 will be allowed to see the movie...I can’t believe the MPAA is blocking millions of teenagers from seeing a movie that could change -- and, in some cases, save -- their lives.
"Over 13 million kids will be bullied this year alone. Think of how many of these kids could benefit from seeing this film, especially if it is shown in schools?"
523,462 people agreed. Eventually, so did the MPAA, which granted the PG-13 rating.
Oppose Thailand's Blanket Amnesty Bill
In November 2013, the country's senate voted the bill down.
'Light The Lantern For Justice!
The petition claimed the case violated "basic legal principles" and called for a retrial, which was eventually ordered.
Save Beau's Life And Return Him To His Owner With No Fees
But people in Dyersburg, Tennessee were outraged at the decision and that Beau's owner (pictured) was being charged to keep him in his kennels, where he was allowed to visit him ahead of Beau being put down.
The Change.org petition to the city's mayor was ultimately signed by 636,067 people. It pleaded: "Beau does not deserve a death sentence - he was just being a dog."
City officials eventually reneged on their plans and Beau was returned to his owners.
Release Grand Theft Auto V on PC
The 2013 blockbuster was initially released only on PlayStation 3 and X-Box 360. Eventually, Rockstar Games announced it would release a PC version.
Don't Execute Meriam Yehya Ibrahim For Being Christian
Under Sudanese law, her marriage to her Christian husband was void. This and her conversion to Christianity meant she was guilty of apostasy, abandonment of religion and adultery. The penalty was to be flogged and executed. She gave birth in prison, awaiting the sentence to be carried out.
Malmesbury resident Emily Clarke started a petition calling on Sudan's government to set Meriam free, writing: "People around the world rallied to raise awareness to #bringbackourgirls kidnapped Nigeria, I hope the world will also stand up for Meriam.
"The fact that a woman could be sentenced to death for her religious choice, and to flogging for being married to a man of an allegedly different religion is abhorrent."
After the petition fuelled the campaign to #saveMeriam, a Sudanese Appeals Court freed her and she left the country. A total of 1,092,281 people signed the petition, the largest ever for one started by someone from the UK.
Ms Clarke, 21, told HuffPost UK: "Change.org provided the platform for me to reach out to my networks and ask others to reach out to theirs in support of Meriam Ibrahim. The result of this cascading effect was a loud, international and unified call for change.”
Prosecute George Zimmerman Over The Death Of Trayvon Martin
Two weeks later, Trayvon's parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin started a Change.org petition calling on Florida's State Attorney to investigate and prosecute George Zimmerman (pictured). It became the fastest-growing in the site's history and more than two million people had signed it when, a month later, Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder.
"We feel less alone knowing that so many people stood with our family during this impossible time," his parents said.
Zimmerman was later acquitted of the charge by a jury.
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