Petition · past parliament

Reinstate death penalty for murder of Police Officers

Closed 40 signatures

What the petition asks

If we as a Nation want to boast of a largely unarmed Police Service we must protect them with the full weight of the Law.
With swingeing cuts to Police numbers and budgets our Officers will be facing a lot more danger and must be better protected. Any assault on a Police Officer including social media video, without conducting a professional standards or PCC investigation must be punished with a mandatory prison sentence of sufficient severity as to deter

Timeline

15 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
15 Apr 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 40
Status Closed
Opened 15 Oct 2015
Closed 15 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.