Scotlands new Hate speech/crime bill.

[urban genie]

Seems to have caused a kerfuffle.

 

[Ban-jani]

"This offence could even be applied to being in possession of materials produced by someone else, where sharing the material could stir up hatred.

"The unintended consequences of this well meaning bill risk stifling freedom of expression, and the ability to articulate or criticise religious and other beliefs."

This is grim

 

[hilts]

Seems to have caused a kerfuffle.

We can’t call @Magicpole a jock ****?

 

[blueinsa]

So long as they can still hate the English im sure many wont mind.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Ffs give them their own parliament and they go and fuck everything up. My kids could come up with better thought out legislation

 

[Fame Monster]

This is what happens when society has very little/nowhere left to go in terms of stamping out institutional racism but wants to virtue-signal how anti-racist it is.

The fact they're making a lot of these offences strict liability shows how little they prize freedom of expression.

 

[Ban-jani]

sticks and stones may break my bones but if you say anything I don’t like I’m gonna lock you up you wee ****

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Is there anything about verbally abusing ginger's in this bill?

 

[Ban-jani]

Gobsmacked this thread is so quiet. An attack on free speech within Britain and not even 2 pages.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

The Scots have always hated speech, that's why they come out with all their "och aye" grunting