Good luck Harry The Owl

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Court case today.

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Another day another riveting court case to watch.

Best of luck to all involved.

Ooh...Fair Cop say they hope to live tweet. Will be watching with interest.

Has he been on the radio yet? Said 8.40.

They are leaving it late

Oh wow. Good luck, Harry. This is one of the most important cases I can think of - making sure that unsubstantiated allegations don't remain on people's records forever.

Hoping someone will be there in the public gallery to take notes.

All the best, Harry et al. Rooting for you with everything I've got.

Radio 4 Now!!

Listening

Hooray!

Go Harry!

Who is there with him?

Good luck

Good luck, Harry et al.

Not getting any work done this week, then.

Nazir Afzal

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazir_Afzal

Justin was good. Other guy saying hate incidents need to be taken seriously as can be precursor to hate crime.
Justin, says quickly, winding up, “but not in this case”.
Good interview. Argument put out there really well re enhanced dbs check. The other guy (Nasrin?) conceded that if something like this does go on the dbs then “needs to be dealt with”.

Good luck, Harry!

Nazir put “hate incIdent” in the context of Stephen Lawrence and the police not recording any incidents. Incidents seen as precursor to crime. Harry making very clear that people free to express views up to the point where it becomes a crime. Police, in recording this on the dbs as an “offence” which is labelled “trans hate” acting as a quango, as though they ARE the law.

Another very important case.

Good luck Harry.

Good luck, Harry. I hope someone will be able to live tweet this for those of us who support you but can’t be there in person.

Good luck today Harry.

Heard you on the Today programme and thought you did very well in the very short segment. Rather than throwing in loads of stuff you focused on hate incidents being non-crimes that can have long term effects of the accused, without there being any due process.

It was probably missed by many but Nazir Afzal, the expert, was uninformed about what he was supposed to be commenting on. I was particularly unimpressed that about the only thing he had to say was "because Stephen Lawrence, recording hate incidents is great".

Good luck.

A 'Hate Incident' is a complaint, with no requirements for any evidence. "He looked at me in a funny way because I am a minority..."

It is another manifestation of the misbegotten post-Scarman policy of 'victims must be believed.'

Today Programme at around 2:52:00

Good luck Harry. It cannot be right that a hate incident, or wrongthink, is noted on your record and can be revealed in an enhanced DBS check, with absolutely zero evidence.

Anyone with an axe to grind will simply report you as having committed one. Or three. Or get their mates to report.

It's nonsensical and utterly abusive.

Yes it’s a good point that there’s no outcome for the accused with hate incidents. Hate crime you could be absolved or not but these incidents it makes you look guilty immediately. Is there even an investigation?

I see the point in gathering intelligence but but there needs to be clear direction around the conflict with the HRAct

Go Harry!

If anyone knows if/where this is being live-tweeted, please put a link up thanks