Rejected petition Immediate jail sentence for sex offenders and pedophiles

I would like the government to issue all child sex offenders and crimes against children to be given a jail sentence instead of being let free or have community service

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I feel that people who commit crimes against children tend to be let off lightly and the. Reoffend if the law changed and they was gave harsher punishment I feel justice would be served

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Longer sentences for child sex offenders, sex offenders and rapists: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323338

Mandatory life sentences for child sexual abuse: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304563

Set a mandatory custodial sentence for people found guilty of sexual offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302259

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Date submitted 11 August 2020
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