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Jail for thug who went to spit at police officers - before biting one of their legs
direct to your inboxA thug who went to spit at police officers then bit one on the leg has been jailed.Paul Wilson, 58, became aggressive after refusing to be handcuffed.Police said the subsequent assault was an 'all too common occurrence across the country' as Wilson begins a four month prison sentence.Chief Inspector Katie Andrews said: "Putting on a uniform does not make you a superhero."Each of the officers is a wife, husband, brother, sister, mum or dad - and I don't think it is too much to ask that they return home safely to their loved ones at the end of the day."The ugly scenes played out after Wilson, from the Buxton area of Derbyshire, was arrested for another, unrelated offence, police said.He had to be restrained by officers