I don't know why I am back, but Harry the Owl was investigated for a hate incident, which is not automatically a hate crime, but can be.
Please look at Citizen's advise, they have the law as it stands today.
Hate incidents are defined by the Police and CPS,
one of the CPS definitions of a hate incident, according to Citizen advise is
verbal abuse, including offensive jokes
online abuse for instead facebook or twitter
CPS/Police guidance says anyone can report a hate incident if they believe the act was motivated by hostility or prejudice against disability, race, religion, transgender identity or sexual orientation
It is the right of the complaint to have this recorded as a hate incident. all police forces record on these personal characteristics, some on extra ones.
I think Harry tweet met one of above reasons to be reported, so was and was recorded as a hate incident.
Further CPS/Police guidelines say a hate incident can be also a hate crime, and the Police may investigate further, and hate crimes will be prosecuted by CPS.
Though the Police/CPS may decide there was no hate crime and take it no further.
The Citizen Advise ask people to report hate incidents, as they can often lead to hate crimes, they say even if it isn't a hate crime the police may be able to help the victim further.
I know the above is the law of England, and how the Police/CPS work, my eldest has a CSE and hate crime booklet from CPS, which was given to all officers, PCSO and cadets in Humberside, which explains all the above over 50 pages.
So I know you think I'm deranged, but seeing Harry meet the hate incident threshold, and a Police officer has the right to further investigate, how you all think he was victimised is beyond me.
In fact I would say most of faircop cases are correct under CPS guidelines.
Or do you believe the Police in these cases should just ignore their guidelines, because it suits your GC sensibilities.
Because right now, we are trying to convince eldest son, who has letters of thanks from Care workers, social workers, former and current Police officers and specialist youth workers, all saying he would make an excellent front line officer, from his cadet performance, to do anything but become a copper. I even suggested Bomb disposal with RAF, because this thread and RL, proves what ever the police do they are always blamed.
Speak to someone posting tweets with an hate incident report, male bastard
women attacked, police don't do enough to stop,
CSE police blamed,
Fights at football and in street, police don't stop it,
Terroism at Manchester/London police's fault the bombers weren't stopped.
No way do we want our caring(CAMHS treated) lad facing that, it also why no one wants to be a social worker.
50% of ex officer's tell him don't do it, because the 75% public treat you like shit and don't respect you.
You be left with kids like him and lots of the female cadets walking away, and you just end up with macho white cops, who still believe in Life on Mars policing.