Scottish Hate Crime Bill Would Criminalize Offensive Dinner Table Conversations
This is Soviet-type stuff. Good thing they don’t have Thanksgiving in Scotland.
(From Summit News)
The new bill would add an additional crime of “stirring up hate” against a protected group by “behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, or communicating threatening or abusive material to another person,” as well as the crime of possessing “inflammatory material.”
Critics have argued that the vague term “stirring up hate” could be broadly interpreted and could lead to people like JK Rowling facing criminal charges and up to seven years in prison for expressing views about transgender issues.
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