The Public Prosecution Service in the Netherlands will now consistently pursue legal action in cases involving violence against individuals in public service roles, alongside demanding twice the penalty, with imprisonment as the standard outcome. This new directive, issued by the College of Public Prosecutors, applies not only to police officers and emergency responders but also to professionals like teachers facing violence. Justice Minister Van Weel highlighted an example where an attempted aggravated assault on a public servant, without weapon use or prior offenses and resulting in no injury to the victim, would now warrant a three-month prison sentence instead of 80 hours of community service. The updated guidelines address concerns raised by the Tweede Kamer (the Dutch Parliament) regarding insufficient implementation of existing laws allowing for 200% harsher penalties for assaulting public servants since 2006. The directive follows parliamentary outrage over escalating violence against police and emergency personnel, especially during New Year's celebrations. The Minister supports the call for stricter penalties and finds current outcomes, such as lenient community service sentences, unacceptable.