All new hate crimes legislation - JKR stands firm

[Britinme]

As reported in the Daily Telegraph, the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act at Holyrood in 2021 will come into force on April 1 after Police Scotland said it needed time for “training, guidance and communications planning”.
The legislation creates a criminal offence of “stirring up of hatred”, expanding on a similar offence based on racist abuse that has been on the statute book for decades.
Offences are considered “aggravated”, meaning they could lead to stiffer sentences, if they involve prejudice on the basis of age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
Activists have already unsuccessfully attempted to have the author arrested for “misgendering” after she publicly called India Willoughby a male.
However, on Xitter, Rowling said "If you genuinely imagine I’d delete posts calling a man a man, so as not to be prosecuted under this ludicrous law, stand by for the mother of all April Fools’ jokes." and "If you genuinely imagine I’d delete posts calling a man a man, so as not to be prosecuted under this ludicrous law, stand by for the mother of all April Fools’ jokes."
Who's breaking out the Harry Potter Butterbeer popcorn? (https://youreverydayfamily.com/harry-potter-butterbeer-popcorn/)

Extracts from the above article:

On the one hand, there is nothing surer to bring to a swift end both this abysmal law and the SNP’s appalling stewardship of Scotland than to see a famous and beloved author – not to mention philanthropist – prosecuted in the Scottish courts because of her insistence on saying out loud biological facts that everyone else acknowledges.
But in the meantime, Scotland risks a grim, dark period of cultural restrictions, where England-based actors, comedians and playwrights fear to head north of the border because of the pervasiveness of our self-appointed, volunteer Stasi and the willingness of Scottish police to waste everyone’s time by investigating hurt feelings while burglaries and car thefts go unaddressed.
For example, no “reasonable person” would find fault in Ricky Gervais’s recent routines, broadcast on Netflix, making fun of trans activists’ insistence that we must respect the pronouns of male rapists who identify as women. But after the beginning of next month, who would seriously dismiss the prospect of such a performance becoming the subject of a complaint to the police – a complaint that is at least likely to be investigated?

and

Scotland, thanks to devolution, has created a dystopia in which true freedom of speech can now only be practiced at the cost of one’s career and even one’s freedom.

Police Scotland are at it now. Telegraph article on Twitter saying they have created a character called Jo who wants to send all trans people to the gas chamber.
These people should be sacked

Oh did you not read their reasoning? It would be 'harmful to women' to legislate against misogyny.

From Gov.UK:
"making misogyny a hate crime may be: “more harmful than helpful, both to victims of violence against women and girls, and also to efforts to tackle hate crime more broadly” and that “…we have reached the view that hate crime recognition would not be an effective solution to the very real problem of violence, abuse and harassment of women and girls in England and Wales, and may in fact be counterproductive in some respects.”

It's like the pigs' logic in Animal Farm.

To paraphrase: We can't include sex, as sexual hatred against women is so widespread it's normal and we can't be bothered. Ladies - we have decided to protect you by not protecting you. You know it makes sense! Run along.

The Irish government is 'well jell' that Scotland gets to bring in draconian hate speech laws first 😏

Ireland wants to be the most progressive wee Celtic nation on earth*

(*actual women’s rights not included)

Someone based in Scotland should report them for a hate crime against JKR (whipping up hate against her) on 1st April.

Up to 7 years in prison for this.

And wee scrote rapists getting community service.

Don't we still need corroboration for prosecution in Scotland? Or are they going to be recorded as incidents against the "offender"? The other thing is how are they going to police social media - does it only apply if you post on Scotland or are a Scottish resident.....be a bit messy!!

https://archive.ph/atDS1. Upsadaisy and over the paywall…

My flabber is truly ghasted.

Good grief. Why are the police so captured? Is it because the police force is full of misogynists? Or because they've given up on other crimes and women are an easy target for them? Or is there some other reason?

Could you use this to stop street harassment?
You're out for a lovely run when some male yells "faster you fat cow".
That could be reported as a hate incident - you perceive he only yelled out because you were middle aged, so you have one of the named characteristics - age.
You could weave harassment into this.

• You could weave any sex based harassment into this.

Hmm they may have left sex out but I suspect the police could be pretty busy with women over 40 claiming ageism. I think we could have a field day - chap on the checkout didn’t ask me for ID when I bought a bottle of gin, I ‘feel’ like I am 15 and I identify as being 15 therefore I perceive this to have been a hate crime etc etc

I've missed most of it (thank you DD), but they are discussing this on Newsnight (probably started at about 10:45pm).
Lucy Hunter Blackburn and somebody Mackenzie (?) from the SNP who was involved in the drafting of the legislation.

Then, of course, they have a lengthy piece about how the "men who want to be women" have long waiting lists for hormone treatment.

What a scary future when this law comes into force. The SNP offer platitudes that it will be followed in the spirit of the law as intended but that is complete bullshit as we have seen with the ribbon photo debacle.

She should sue. They are absolutely delusional and so transparent.

www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/emma-caldwell-police-scotland-failings-misogyny-corruption-family-b1142154.html

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/31/police-scotland-officers-describe-culture-of-sexism-and-victim-blaming

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/04/scottish-police-federation-accused-failing-women

www.beltramiandcompany.co.uk/news/police-officers-in-scotland-investigated-over-allegations-of-sexual-offences

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-09-13/no-convictions-in-police-scotlands-officer-domestic-abuse-investigations/

Offences are considered “aggravated”, meaning they could lead to stiffer sentences, if they involve prejudice on the basis of age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity.

Surely SEX is included in this list, @Britinme ??

Wtaf???? Insanity.

No, sex is not included in the Hate Crime Bill (Scotland).

There is a Misogyny Working Group (long over due) but the chair has confirmed that males who identify as women will be covered by any legislation arising from a proposed misogyny bill -

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/feb/22/ill-set-no-limits-on-which-women-to-protect-from-hate-says-helena-kennedy

Misogyny is not a hate crime in the UK. Scotland sees no reason to differ.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/government-christine-jardine-home-office-misogyny-liberal-democrats-b2326445.html

Apparently not. Gee, I wonder why.

Twitter has come to my rescue this morning. There are plenty of clips of the Newsnight carcrash interview.

The MSP was Fulton MacGregor

"I have faith that this law will be implemented in the spirit in which it was intended"

What could possibly go wrong!

It was infuriating to watch @madcats. It is the blatant lies as the SNP and others who voted are fully aware of the implications to women and those with GC views.

Says it all. 😡

Indeed.

Nobody every manipulates the law or looks for loopholes, do they?

Men just wouldn't do those things.