“I Wasn’t Aiming at You” – The Dangerous Precedent of Letting Spitting Assaults on Police Go Unpunished

A woman spat in the faces of two police officers. She admitted it in court. And she walked away with unpaid work and a fine. What does that say to every frontline emergency worker in Britain?

There’s a dangerous message being sent from the courts—and it’s one that every paramedic, firefighter, police officer and other emergency worker should be concerned about.

Last week, 32-year-old Jamila Zadran appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court after admitting to spitting in the faces of two police officers at a pro-Palestine demonstration in …