Scottish Hate Crime Bill Would Criminalize Offensive Dinner Table Conversations

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  1. kazenatsu

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    https://summit.news/2020/10/28/scot...inalize-offensive-dinner-table-conversations/

    Scotland's new odious hate crime bill would go so far as to criminalize dinner table conversations if their ‘offensive’ content is reported to police.

    "Conversations over the dinner table that incite hatred must be prosecuted under Scotland’s hate crime law," reports the Times.

    Such conversations were previously protected under the Public Order Act 1986, which includes a "dwelling defense" that shields conversations that take place in private homes from being prosecuted, however that would be removed under the new law.

    The new bill would add an additional crime of "stirring up hate" against a protected group by "behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, or communicating threatening or abusive material to another person", as well as the crime of possessing "inflammatory material".

    Critics have argued that the vague term "stirring up hate" could be broadly interpreted and could lead to people like JK Rowling facing criminal charges and up to seven years in prison for expressing views about transgender issues.

    It also has dire implications for comedy and freedom of speech, given that anyone could choose to take offense to anything and complain that they have experienced "hate".

    Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said journalists, writers and theater directors could also be dragged into the courts if their work is deemed to have stirred up "prejudice".

    To get an idea of Yousaf’s mentality, he previously gave a speech to the Scottish Parliament in which he complained that the vast majority of senior positions in Scottish authorities were filled by white people.

    Demographically, Scotland is 96% white.

    Muslim Cabinet Secretary for Justice Humza Yousaf says "Scotland is too White"

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  2. Buri

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    Yousaf is a total ****head. Hate crimes are my favorite crimes.
     
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    Because that's not some Orwellian thought crime B.S right there. Hopefully Scotland tells this joker to kick rocks.
     
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    All hail big woke brother Youssaf !
    Should we sacrifice some white scottish baby to satisfy his hatred of white scottish people ?
     
  5. kazenatsu

    kazenatsu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The public in the UK has been acclimatised to accept these type of curtailments of freedom.
     
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    The Bill is still being drafted and we don't know anything substantial about it. The man who is in charge of the Bill may want to target online hate crimes to stir up hatred. Offences related to stirring up hatred are referred to as ‘hate speech’ committed through behaviour other than speech, such as the publication of documents. The behaviour is often directed at society at large.

     
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    Nothing worse than a Scot bringing up at the dinner table why he doesn't wear anything under his kilt. Been there done that too many times already.
     
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    I didn't know the Scots had it in them to think up something as ridiculous as this. Wait, I was married to a gal from Glasgow and what a "mental midget" she was.
     

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