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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Change death by DUI charge to Manslaughter.

The current law offers insufficient levels of appropriate punishment available to the magistrates/judges.

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Ref to recent charge of DUI and killing two people, and being jailed for 5 years.
Magistrates/Judges to be given longer prison time options, without parole.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/263079

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