We might be living in topsy-turvy world when Murdo Fraser has a point. Honestly, the whole idea of the police keeping “hate” notes on you when you haven’t committed a crime is pretty dystopian.
We might be living in topsy-turvy world when Murdo Fraser has a point. Honestly, the whole idea of the police keeping “hate” notes on you when you haven’t committed a crime is pretty dystopian.
It is a law, I stand corrected. And I do expect the police to record basically all interactions with everyone: total transparency the only way to work, police have not shown themselves to be trustworthy. I couldn’t comment on Yousaf’s lack of NCHI, I don’t know the circumstances.
Your characterisation of a mean tweet hits the nail on the head here, and exposed your tolerance of hate. I presume you also think that police should have no grounds to investigate sectarian accusations in a football ground?
You have a problem with the law, I have a problem with Murdo. He really has a problem with Disclosure Scotland imo. And the police have a problem with hate crimes, as they are the usual perpetrators themselves, and the law itself is a complete mess. This one is a total storm in the right wing teacup, and like the OBFA will likely be repealed next parliament
This is another nail in the SNP/SGP coffin at Holyrood imo. A real shame, but they have shown repeatedly to be incompetent on social reforms like this, and the recycling scheme, and not radical enough on tax reforms. Not that I expect Red or Blue Tories to be any better day to day, but they will perhaps not spraf political capital on stupid unenforceable shit
I am as tolerant of hate as the supreme court is. The Article 10 right to expression necessitates tolerance of expressions that may be offensive, hurtful or shocking. Normal caveats withstanding such as shouting fire in a crowded theatre and making specific and credible threats of violence.