Scottish police say JK Rowling tweets challenging hate speech law not illegal

Scottish police said Tuesday that social media posts from Harry Potter author JK Rowling challenging Scotland’s new hate crime legislation – and misgendering several trans women – did not break the law.
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[michaeledwards]

At this point, keeping a social media might not be worth it

[That_Guy]

Restricting speech is a telltale sign of a democracy in decline.

[stuartr]

She didn’t ‘misgender’ anyone. She just correctly pointed out the fact that a number of prominent activists claiming to be women are in fact men.

[Judie-T]

People have forgotten that taking offence over something is you being personally offended… too many want to dictate over society.

[josephdestaubin]

She's not misgendering anyone, they are misgendering themselves.

[whatthefucknowfred]

Just because you hate speech doesn't mean its hate speach.

[freedombro]

Free speech is a human right.
You dont hace a right to live in a bubble..

[wolfgangwoldt]

Love JK Rowling ❤ A voice of common sense amidst the Woke ridiculousness !!

[jeffspicolli]

The "proud tradition" Sunak speaks of is gone.

[jordanweber]

This has been the law in Canada for years already. there’s a clip of Jordan Peterson challenging it in the house of Commons in Ottawa in 2017.

[Blakkrazor]

Good for her in standing up for Real Women.

[mystery]

But yet he did criminalize freedom of speech

[ivanaorru]

JKR you’re simply great. I stand with you!!!❤❤

[kookytoots]

Keep standing up for actual women JK ❤

[timcoolican]

The 'Online Harms Act' will do the same thing, only with a 'pre-crime' twist.

[berrios]

1984 in a nutshell. Unpersoning those who engage in wrong think.
Good job Scotland

[vrtxttb]

We should not EVER be criminalizing people for saying ANYTHING.

[nickleroy]

Rowling was never dignified and respectable

[aphilipdent]

they can use hate speech against the normal groups

[royjohnson]

It could be an honest mistake to accidentally call somebody the wrong gender then be in trouble, and this bad law infringes on freedom of speech.