This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition A high automatic minimum jail term for convicted pedophiles and murderers.
Pedophiles and murderers get off incredibly lightly with sentences, you can get longer for possession of drugs, this causes outrage and heartbreak to victims and families of those affected, it is not a deterrent and it needs to change.
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Victims and families of people affected by these crimes do not get closer. 4 years in prison for killing somebody is not a deterrent to not reoffend and it makes a mockery of the system put in place which is meant to protect the public. A minimum sentence for murder should be put in place, and likewise for committing a sexual offence against a child.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Mandatory 50 year sentence for child sex abuse, rape, murder, terrorism & kidnap: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/579966
Minimum 8-year custodial sentence for all violent crime and sexual offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/579352
Increase sentences for crimes relating to bodily harm of another individual: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/576088
Increase minimum and maximum sentences for all sexual offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/577443
Impose mandatory 10-year custodial sentences for all child sexual abuse offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556664
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