It would ultimately be used against you. Whenever considering an approach, also theorize on how your opponents would try to turn it back on you. In this case, it would look like an attempt to establish a precedence in which citizens only have to form a big enough mob in order to dictate to law enforcement when and what to investigate, or in essence a push for mob rule. They could then present a hypothetical to readers/listeners along the lines of.. "Imagine if you could come under investigation for anything, so long as enough people signed a petition," which would reasonably scare the crap out of most people. Just has "backfire" written all over it. Spreading information and awareness is still the most powerful approach you have, because it cannot be assailed without exposing the intention of the assailant, in essence to prevent people from being able to research and share information with each other. That is a very difficult intention to defend.