TWO top law academics have debunked a number of viral posts spreading misinformation about Scotland’s new hate crime legislation.
Joe Rogan , Elon Musk and JK Rowling have all been vocal critics of the hate crime legislationTWO top law academics at Scottish universities have debunked a number of viral posts spreading misinformation about Scotland’s new hate crime legislation.protest also took place outside Holyrood earlier this week
“So in terms of jokes and so on that falls into that category of being offensive or shocking rather than causing fear or alarm to the individual.” “And again, the right to make jokes, even offensive jokes, is protected by human rights law and explicitly referred to.” In a post, Goldsmith said: “@jk_rowling is taking risks on behalf of all Scotland – women in particular.
However, Police Scotland have explained that her comments are not assessed to be criminal and that no further action will be taken.
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