A policemans life is worth more

It is reported that Theresa May believes that the life of a policeman or woman is worth more then the citizens they allegedly serve.

Mrs May has proposed that anyone killing a police person will receive a mandatory whole life sentence – that is, if convicted, you will die in prison.

I do not have any problem with that except to comment that this principle shold be extended so that everyone is so protected not just police personnel. She says that because the police exist to protect the public and very often put their neck on the line, that, is sufficient justification for special treatment.

Well, where shall we stop? Other public servants from time to time, die in suspicious circumstances. The Fire Service in suspected cases of arson. Paramedics? Army personnel in places of insurgency situations such as Northern Ireland? They are all protecting and serving the public. Is one type of public service more important than another?

This subject has come up in the past and was rejected then – as I recall.