Petition Assaults on emergency personnel the same penalty as assaulting a police officer

Members of the emergency services are being assaulted. This should not be tolerated and should be felt with as severely as Assaulting a Police Officer. This type of abuse must be severely dealt with.

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Having known personnel in the emergency service and hearing they are abused nearly everyday. We have a duty to support them like they do us, when we need them to save our lives.

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22 signatures

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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