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Free Speech Now Seriously Under Attack...
....top legal minds on cancel culture fear. // The report, which has been drawn up by top QC Frances Hoare with a forward by former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption, has detailed an assault on freedom of speech through recent hate crime legislation and workplace practices. It follows concerns that so-called “cancel culture” by woke institutions and activists is leading to people being forced out of their jobs, blocked from speaking, facing legal action or banned from social media platforms.....The 50 page report has proposed six eforms designed to give UK citizens the same protection as the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
These include a recommendation that the police should lose the power to investigate so-called “non-crime hate incidents” and the Scottish Hate Crime Bill should be scrapped.//
Not before time. And just as TTT posts his Bob the Builder thread too.
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These include a recommendation that the police should lose the power to investigate so-called “non-crime hate incidents” and the Scottish Hate Crime Bill should be scrapped.//
Not before time. And just as TTT posts his Bob the Builder thread too.
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Atheist, yesterday you complained that I never tell you you’ve made an interesting point. That could be because I’ve never really noticed you making a point that is directly related to the question but merely making not-so-smart remarks to other members here. What do you think of this new initiative? Do you think it’s a big step in the right direction - or would be you against such legislation?
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The term 'hate crime' can be used to describe a range of criminal behaviour where the perpetrator is motivated by hostility or demonstrates hostility towards the victim's disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
These aspects of a person's identity are known as 'protected characteristics'. A hate crime can include verbal abuse, intimidation, threats, harassment, assault and bullying, as well as damage to property. The perpetrator can also be a friend, carer or acquaintance who exploits their relationship with the victim for financial gain or some other criminal purpose.
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Which hate crimes do you think should be decriminalised and which should not?
I'm happy for them all to remain as crimes.
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The term 'hate crime' can be used to describe a range of criminal behaviour where the perpetrator is motivated by hostility or demonstrates hostility towards the victim's disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
These aspects of a person's identity are known as 'protected characteristics'. A hate crime can include verbal abuse, intimidation, threats, harassment, assault and bullying, as well as damage to property. The perpetrator can also be a friend, carer or acquaintance who exploits their relationship with the victim for financial gain or some other criminal purpose.
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Which hate crimes do you think should be decriminalised and which should not?
I'm happy for them all to remain as crimes.
Naomi, I think that free speech should be upheld as much as possible, but that there will need to be some control over it so as to restrain those who seek to destroy the coherence of society by fomenting hatred and fear. Such control will be difficult to impose, because there will be a a multitude of different views and attitudes, and there will always be people who think that the balance between freedom and control is not to their liking. There isn't a simple answer or formula. And following on from that.....
I am curious to know what right-thinking people think of the silencing of Gito Hari. I didn't have him down as left-wingish. Perhaps he heard that Johnson is about to convert and has in fact admitted to Gito that he secretly takes the knee himself every morning.
I am curious to know what right-thinking people think of the silencing of Gito Hari. I didn't have him down as left-wingish. Perhaps he heard that Johnson is about to convert and has in fact admitted to Gito that he secretly takes the knee himself every morning.
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