Scotland Passes an Absurd New Hate Crime Law – What Ensues Is Insane
The first day after the passage of an absurd new hate crime law,the legislation is being weaponized by activists.
Police Scotland was deluged with almost 4,000 complaints in the first 48 hours of Humza Yousaf’s controversial hate crime laws coming into force.
Officers are said to have received a hate crime complaint every two minutes during the first days of the legislation.
Under the new legislation, anyone deemed to have been verbally ‘abusive’, in person or online, to a transgender person, including “insulting” them could be hit with a prison sentence of up to seven years.
Transgender activists have been busy making lists of people they are waiting on to make such comments, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling herself.
Although it was announced yesterday by police that Rowling wouldn’t be investigated, the mere fact that she has been reported could create a ‘hate incident’ file on her that will remain in perpetuity.
The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act has been met with objections from freedom of speech advocates, including Rishi Sunak, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan.
It creates an offence of ‘stirring up’ hatred against people on grounds including transgender identity.
Police Scotland said they had received complaints about Ms Rowling’s posts, in which she said ten high-profile transgender women were men, including the broadcaster India Willoughby and the activist Munroe Bergdorf.
After the confirmation she would not be prosecuted, Ms Rowling tweeted: ‘I hope every woman in Scotland who wishes to speak up for the reality and importance of biological sex will be reassured by this announcement, and I trust that all women — irrespective of profile or financial means — will be treated equally under the law.’
Ms Rowling said: ‘If they go after any woman for simply calling a man a man, I’ll repeat that woman’s words and they can charge us both at once.’
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