Notts police to record harassment as a misogynistic hate crime

[grimbletart]

//www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-36775398

Are they the first to do so I wonder?

[Brandnewiggi]

As sex is a protected characteristic I still don't see why it wasn't included as a hate crime motive.

[LassWiTheDelicateAir]

Can you explain why sex isn't included?

No. I'm not a criminal lawyer. The distinctions throw up various anomalies. This has been discussed at length before on here. Belgium has the widest category and under Belgium law pickling on some one simply because they are old or ugly or stupid or poor or posh or a bit weird is covered along with the other categories.

Sex is a protected characteristic so far as discrimination for employment, provision of goods and services.


[Borninwrongdecade]

I think they'll just abolish men altogether before long at this rate.

[WellErrr]

Can you clarify what you mean there born?

[LilacSpunkMonkey]

How on earth do you abolish men?

What a silly thing to say.

[Xenophile]

Born, are you seriously saying that if men can't harass women on the street, they may as well not exist? And I thought it was supposed to be feminists who hate men.

[picolinate]

I think they'll just abolish men altogether before long at this rate

Fingers crossed!

[LumpySpacedPrincess]

Gosh yes, if men are not allowed to harass and abuse women then it's game over for them.

Or they could just stop and become decent human beings.

[cadnowyllt]

I think they'll just abolish men altogether before long at this rate

Large number of males aren't required -here's what one species of ant does