THERE is no political will for whole-life sentences to be imposed on police killers, illustrating the \u201ccontempt\u201d that the Government has for policing.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the view of Essex Police Federation Mark Smith, who said the Government should instead be supporting officers and ensuring harsher sentences are handed out to those convicted of assaulting or killing officers.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cWe are the people that keep the peace for all the country, and I think it\u2019s not happening because there\u2019s obviously no political will.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Home Secretary, as was, and now the Prime Minister, stood in conference and said that she would push through and make sure that life meant life and there would be harsher sentencing for those that kill police officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this just shows the contempt that the Government have for policing \u2013 they\u2019re making promises and they\u2019re not actually keeping those promises.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to see the Government and the new Home Secretary actually support police officers and push this through, because people nowadays are far too willing to fight and assault police officers \u2013 the very people who are out there trying to protect the public and to keep us safe.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that harsher sentences are required and that can only be pushed forward by the Home Office.\u201d<\/p>\n
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