Rejected petition A minimum Mandatory sentence of 6 for any assault on emergency services workers

Any assault on any of the emergency services workers police fire and ambulance should result in a minimum sentence of 6 months that has to be served in full. This includes spitting at people as they are doing a job to help yet get no backing from those who they serve in parliment

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Officer has hair pulled out and offender gets 12 weeks suspended sentance. Offender pushes over a judge no I juries he serves 4 weeks. Why should those who do a job get treated worse then those who break the law regarding rights and fairness

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/209642

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Date submitted 11 February 2018
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