Mandatory minimum sentencing is an unwise aspect of considerations made by the MPs’ lobby group led by Dehenna Davison Let me paint a picture of a typical Friday night (remember those?). You’re having a swift one at the pub when suddenly a pal of yours confronts a drunkard customer. What started as a petty argument between pub-goers ends up being a reckless brawl. After a police assessment, your friend is found to have committed an assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (ABH). A court is summoned, and the defendant is found guilty. The penalty? A fine or community service? Under worrying proposals being weighed in Westminster, it could put them behind bars for years or a decade. The APPG for One Punch Assaults – launched in February by Conservative Dehenna Davison – had its first evidence session this month to examine the current law. The Bishop Auckland MP has pulled together an impressive array of supporters including the Office of the Durham Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner. ...