Stricter Sentencing Protocols Needed for Attacks on Police
Steve Unwin - UKIP Law & Order Spokesman • Sep 30, 2020
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UKIP Calls for Stricter Sentencing Protocols for Attacks on Police
The UK Independence Party wants stricter sentencing protocols to be applied by judges and magistrates dealing with cases of attacks on police officers.
Earlier this week 11 Met Police officers were injured, this time by an acid attack during a drugs raid in Barnet, north London.
On the 25th September it was also reported that a police officer on duty was shot and murdered in Croydon.
Currently criminals convicted of common assault or battery of a police officer, fire-fighter, prison officer or paramedic face a maximum 12 months in prison.
Met Police figures showed 2,027 assaults on police officers were recorded between May and July 2020, an increase of 38% compared with the same period in 2019.
UKIP Law & Order Spokesman, Steve Unwin said:
“Police officers risk life and limb to protect us. The least this Government could do is to protect them in return.
“The days of whistles and truncheons are long past. There has been a total breakdown in respect for our brave policemen and women egged on by an unholy alliance of anarchist, far-left organisations and the mainstream media.
“UKIP would welcome draconian penalties for attacks on police officers, whether by the far-left Black Lives Matter, eco-fanatics, or simply villains.
“This Government recently stated it was considering doubling the maximum jail term to 24 months for such criminals convicted of assaulting emergency workers. UKIP would support this extension.
“Anyone who attacks a police officer, or indeed any emergency worker, should know to expect the full weight of justice system to fall on them.
“Tougher sentences would provide a greater deterrent, a greater consistency with sentencing, and a firm message that police officers and other emergency workers who are serving to protect the public will have the justice system on their side.
“Our police officers deserve justice whilst they put themselves in harm’s way to protect the public.”
Steve Unwin
UKIP Law & Order Spokesman
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