New laws don't stop crime
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Orange this, Fenian that, songs taunting victims of famines and disasters With Scotland's new hate crime laws swamping officers, GUY ADAMS asks what on earth will the 'hate police' make of football's Old Firm derby?
Timing is everything in politics, so it was splendidly appropriate that the launch week of Humza Yousaf's draconian hate crime law should culminate in yesterday's Old Firm derby.
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Proof that hate crime law isn't fit for purpose
More than 1,000 hate crime complaints have been made to police every day on average since Scotland's controversial new law was introduced on April Fool's Day.
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Scotland’s new hate crime law
The Scottish government has introduced a hate crime law that broadens protections for marginalised groups but critics say it limits freedom of speech. Libby Brooks reportsOn Monday, the Scottish government introduced the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act. It is intended to consolidate existing hate crime laws, and also creates a new offence of “threatening or abusive behaviour which is intended to stir up hatred” on the grounds of disability, religion, age, sexual orientation,...