BBC news are about to give a report on the massive increase in transphobic hate crime

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Just that really.
I wondered if anyone else is watching.

@Datun

When a police officer goes round to someone's work to check their thinking, because they liked a limerick, the meaning of 'relevancy' is about as reliable as all the rest of the linguistic claptrap.

The cop was roundly criticised so hardly an example of what happens all the time. There are issues with the recording process but what the cop did is a poor example to use.

No he wasn't, his boss told the victim, see you in court.

Still, I'm guessing that 'roundly criticised' has the same linguistic merit as 'relevancy' and 'transphobic hate'.

So one other person supported him. Perhaps be less selective with where you're looking.

www.theguardian.com/media/2020/oct/29/bbc-no-bias-rules-prevent-staff-joining-lgbt-pride-protests?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

BBC journalists have been told that new rules on impartiality mean they can no longer go on LGBT pride marches, even in a personal capacity, in case their presence is thought to be a sign of political bias.

So one other person supported him. Perhaps be less selective with where you're looking.

How do you think it got to court in the first place?

Um, among other people, Keith Hunter, the Police and Crime Commissioner fully supported PC Gul and

"...the assistant chief constable threw e full weight of his bulging ACPO lapel behind his constable, sternly warning about escalation and proportionate action whilst publicly labelling me a transphobe. Just in case I hadn’t got the message (I had – I ignored it) Inspector Wilson called, urging me to disengage with public political debate. I reminded him of my Article 10 Rights. His response was, ‘If you don’t like it, sue.’

But yep, the language required to make 'roundly criticised' mean supported by the police and crime commissioner and assistant chief constable, is unsurprising.

Nice work, Datun.