Deluge of hate crime complaints overwhelming Scottish police

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I really hope they spiked after that Green twat gave their opinion

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/08/police-scotland-cannot-cope-deluge-hate-crime-reports

@NoisySnail
So to be racist againt a white person is different to being racist against a non white person?
Isn't that itself racist? Treating people differently based on the colour of their skin.

Was it extreme far right wingers who reported JKR to Police Scotland for transphobia?

I don't think it matters in the slightest whether reports are genuine and heartfelt, mass generated trolling or everything in-between. When a ludicrous law is created in which self perception is king and the final word in what is offensive then this is what you get.

its a terrible piece of legislation - regardless of anyone’s views on gender identity/ideology. What is happening now could have been (and in fact was) predicted by anyone with half a brain.

Never a truer word! But the Right sort has to be reported by the Right Sort?

@NoisySnail is that not what they said though? You can't say that's not a hate crime, it's anyones' perception even if not involved, or do you think only 'the Right Sort' are allowed to report a hate crime?

Ironically (whisper it) there are parallels here with the Poll Tax. And the fact that Scotland suffered first and most from that should really wake some folk up as to how bad this whole row is.

A piece of legislation rammed through a parliament in the face of almost universal criticism and explanation of how it will go wrong ... goes wrong.

Is it like genuine trans and performative trans and the real world consequences of not being able to tell one from the other?

Yes, some are real hate crimes and some are "at it".

This sounds like standard conspiracy theorising to distract from what an absolute shitshow the whole policy is.

The extreme right wing bogeyman to be blamed for everything.

I remember during the Trump administration in the US there were some laws that the Obama admin brought in thinking only they would be able to use them to their advantage (might have been around filibustering/supreme court stuff).

There was a lot of discussion at the time about how you always need to think carefully about what your opposition will do with any laws you bring in. I feel like this applies here too and they were warned, repeatedly.

Footage here of Polis Scotland responding to a misgendering in Glasgow on Saturday night:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9x6x82y2r3o

I have not reported any hateful hate crimes this week yet………