JKR exposing Scottish hate crime laws for what they are

[LargeSquareRock]

https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1774747068944265615?s=61&t=NHDSDk1MaF98_GOtcuLi0Q

This. As long as one woman or girl wants female-only spaces, the rest of us should defend them. Single-sex spaces are not a matter for majority vote, they are a matter for "blackballing" as the Freemasons call it and any woman or girl, anywhere, vetoing men coming in means that men stay out.

I have so far only got to this post on the thread and just wished to say - Chapeau

What is the intended outcome of this? Apparently not prosecution but compilation of lists which can be accessed by employers etc. Anyone know??

"The monitors" 🙄
Why is there always some conspiracy theory to some all seeing, all lurking, unknown entity if posts are deleted if they break the guidelines?
See "there is no transphobia here, if there was it'd be deleted!"
Or "personal attacks aren't acceptable, report it!"
Then when they do go, it's a big conspiracy or silencing. 🙄

i saw tis earlier an retweeted

makes me laugh get arrested for hate speech but carry a swatika at a palestinian rally and thats fine

Hopefully this is the hill the SNP finally perishes on. They got away with quietly shelving the OBAF law, and the ridiculous named person scheme. They're going to find it far more difficult to sweep the ensuing chaos from this one under the rug.

Peace and love to all you wonderful women who have been through so much and are still here fighting❤️. Thank you for speaking up for us all!

I see they are looking for any excuse to pull this thread huh!

Agreed. Thank you JKR.

I think essentially criminalising anyone who disagrees with the SNP is the ultimate desired outcome.

The prisons data shows clearly that men who identify as transwomen are MORE likely to be violent bastards than other men. Therefore why oh why oh why would we let this statistically more dangerous group into women's spaces & keep the less dangerous ones out???

single sex spaces are safer for women & girls

I see they are looking for any excuse to pull this thread huh!

They? Who's "they"?

I would assume the outcome is to silence dissent.

I care too.

The unspecified sinister "monitors".

It's easy to avoid a thread being pulled. No personal attacks, no troll hunting, and no transphobia. Since the first two are very clear in the guidelines, and since there's none of the latter on MN, this should be no problem right?

HQ who else?

Ah no its fine though, scotgov are looking at laws to better protect women. So we can all rest easy, eh.

And now disappeared from Trending. And not showing up in active (that I can see).

Grey rock people. Keep the thread alive

...There's a man goin' 'round takin' names
And he decides who to free and who to blame...

Yeah but poor scotgov are getting stuck because they can't work out how to describe the group of people they call women.

I mean you'd think they'd had enough practice at producing legislation without definitions but maybe it just takes longer?

Strange bedfellows

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/01/dominic-cummings/

Sadly so true.

'Sooner or later, Harry we must face the choice between what is right, and what is easy'.

The Goblet of Fire. (film)

The politico cowards who bow to the noisy have made their choice. Looking at you SNP, Labour Party and others.

Yes. It is possible that Hanlon's razor is in operation and they've accidentally made a law that has resulted in an opposition MSP having a recorded 'hate incident' on his file for criticising government policy.

But it seems quite a shocking way to accidentally stray into very, very dodgy territory.

Why would MN be looking for any excuse to pull a thread (that's getting lots of action and engagement) therefore good for them?
That makes no sense.