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New controversial hate crime laws will take effect from April 1, the Scottish Government has announced.
The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act was passed by MSPs in March 2021 but its passage was one of the most difficult of the SNP’s time in government.
The Bill was heavily criticised throughout the process, with ministers repeatedly forced to climb down on certain provisions, such as the potential impact on performers.
The legislation will create a new offence of stirring up hatred against protected characteristics, including age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, matching a similar offence based on race that has been on the statute book for decades.
Some concerns remain over the potential criminalisation of free expression.
TalkTV’s Jake Berry discusses the story with director of advocacy at Sex Matters Helen Joyce, broadcaster Matthew Stadlen and conservative commentator Chloe Dobbs.
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My brother in law was shopping late in a supermarket and saw a trance women wearing a black mini see through night wear. He she had a mustache. There was alarm does my brother in law have the right to complain?
The SNP are deluded if they think this will silence like likes of Helen or JK. Helen pretty much said here bring it on. Oh and India still has his penis if not rather mutilated.
Old fashioned transphobia?? What an asshat. Trans, let alone the phobia supposedly surrounding it, wasn't even spoken about yesterday. Nothing OLD FASHIONED about it. It's a bloody nonsense…legalising gay KINK is all it is…these are the selfharming people we are giving credence to. Stop it, and stop it loudly!!
People of Scotland, lets all call the Police on a daily basis about words and people who offend us, which will show how bonkers this legislation is. Everything Hamzu Useless says stirs up and offends me!
This law will make no difference as we are not allowed to speak our minds as it is!
I hate this law. I hate the SNP. I hate thought crime in general. I hate all fascists.
This from one of the people who no doubt worked so hard to rid the world of "single sex spaces"… I guess sexism only cuts one way.
Funny that.
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No matter where you are in the UK today, somehow, something that folk seem to think is ok is to shamelessly use the law as a blunt instrument to get at each other.
Well done Helen for speaking the truth.
The Truth doesnt care anout your feelings. The Truth also doesn't care about your bad laws…
Blimey, this in the land of the 'Arbroath Declaration ' Scottish enlightenment, David Hume, Burns, William Wallace, Keir Hardy, William Wallace, Robert Bruce and Archie Robertson ( legendary Clyde, Scotland footballer )
Humza bringing in sharia law by a different name…this is all about stopping ✋️ criticism of Islam
Maybe the police should be left to catch criminals and not babysit the snowflakes
Of course – that's why they made the law.
There is always one idiot on these panels and he hasn't disappointed again , he's just frightened of being cancelled if he doesn't go along with this crap , coward .
The fact of the matter is that the majority of offence and outrage in the uk is currently caused by the government
I assume this law only applies to members of the general public 🤷♂️
Agree with Helen 100% ❤❤
Who is this idiot saying calling a man a man is hateful? He's stirring up hatred towards women refusing to lie. He is exactly the problem and he is oblivious to it. If Indias son called him 'Dad' would that be hateful? Not that he talks to him..
This bill hands the reins of power to mentally ill, emotionally fragile people, and sociopaths and narcissists.
Matthew is an ignorant, irrational fool.
Matthew Stadlen lost any respect that I had for him in that conversation. I do not care that a law demands I set aside reality, I don't care about nor respect Matthew's concept of what constitutes "offence" or "hate". I care about facts, truth, and reality
The Qu'ran is homophobic and antisemetic, should it be banned in Scotland?
As someone of Scottish dissent, I always thought the Scots were down to earth and solid. Apparently not. They lack just as much common sense as we do in the US. My sympathies to the Scottish people, because I suspect this is more reflection of the idiot politicians than the people, as it is here in the US.
The police offend at every turn.
They are not above the law as individuals.
What about men and women's rights.
Our society is getting sicker. When Islam takes over transgender or hate will be the least of your problems.
I love these women❤