Extracts from second reading (Lords) of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill (private bill) - June 29a
Saturday, 30 June 2018 09:18
Lord Wasserman (Con):...This is not the time or place to discuss
why we find ourselves in this situation, but it raises a number of
issues which require urgent consideration if we are to reverse
present trends and build a civilised community for our children and
grandchildren. The Jewish tradition, in which I was raised, is very
clear about service to the community. The Rabbis taught
that acts of kindness to others are as important as every other law
in the Bible. Yet the fact is...Request free trial
(Con):...This is
not the time or place to discuss why we find ourselves in this
situation, but it raises a number of issues which require urgent
consideration if we are to reverse present trends and build a
civilised community for our children and grandchildren. The Jewish
tradition, in which I was raised, is very clear about service to
the community. The Rabbis taught that acts of kindness to
others are as important as every other law in the Bible. Yet the
fact is that in Britain in 2018, we are having to amend our statute
book to strengthen the sanctions available to the courts, including
longer prison sentences, to punish individuals who have assaulted
emergency workers who are in the very act of helping them, such as
putting out fires in their homes or transporting them to hospital
in an ambulance for urgent medical treatment. It is therefore with
much sadness and no joy that I strongly support giving the Bill a
Second Reading...
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