bazzer9461
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I think most life sentences without a tariff used to be 15 years minimum ( I’m sure scotchers will enlighten us on that one ) but as we know people who commit murder you hear the judge recommend a minimum tariff say 20 years minimum which is fare enough, but obviously relatives of the victim will call for a life for a life, however with emergency services you have a police officer going to m wards danger or to investigate a burglary and in the process gets killed by the perpetrator then yes life for life. A doctor or a nurse is tending to the infirm is killed by someone whist they are doing there job, they are trying to save life but to be killed in the line of duty should mean the perpetrator gets a whole life term same as a fire person.This should be reflected in pay and rewards.
I resent the implication that their lives are intrinsically more valuable than anyone else's.
All they are doing is trying to prevent or help other persons so to be killed in doing so should mean a whole life term.
If a civilian goes to help someone in distress and gets killed for doing so then the perpetrator should also get a whole life sentence
There is no right from wrong in murder but mitigating circumstances will always be taken into account by a judge before he hands down the sentence.