Rejected petition Mandatory jail time for anyone who harms an emergency worker

Rejected on 3 November 2020

The police and other emergency service workers are being attacked whilst carrying out their duties at an alarming rate. This must stop.

Anyone who harms ( including spitting at, scratching etc) an emergency worker, should be jailed until said worker is back at work on normal duties plus an additional 2 years to start from that date. Sentences to be served in full. Killing or maiming an emergency service worker should carry a whole life tariff, even if such acts weren't intentional. It's time to protect the protectors

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Minimum 2 year prison sentence for attacks on emergency workers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550320

Introduce minimum sentences for attacks on emergency workers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549032

Harsher sentencing for assaults' on police, emergency workers & prison officers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549077

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