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Hate speech is illegal in the UK. This means you can report social media posts and the police will knock on the poster's door (I guess if they can figure out w
by leftyted 7y ago
Hate speech is illegal in the UK. This means you can report social media posts and the police will knock on the poster's door (I guess if they can figure out who it is) and "investigate".
https://twitter.com/syptweet/status/1038891067381350401?s=20 https://twitter.com/syptweet/status/1038891067381350401?s=20
See also: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-arresting-nine-people-a-day-in-fight-against-web-trolls-b8nkpgp2d https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-arresting-nine-peo...
- DanBC 7y agoYour first link literally say it's not a crime. > please report non-crime hate incidents,
- leftyted 7y agoIf you clicked the link, why quote it out of context? > In addition to reporting hate crime, please report non-crime hate incidents, which can include things like offensive or insulting comments, online, in person or in writing. Hate will not be tolerated in South Yorkshire. Report it and put a stop to it #HateHurtsSY In addition to reporting hate crime... Anyway, it's quite easy to verify that hate speech is illegal in the UK. Plenty of people have been prosecuted for it.
- Teever 7y agoI don't understand the confusion here. The quote clearly distinguishes between crime and non crime actions yet still encourages people to report non-crimes to the police. This is unacceptable thought-crime type stuff. "Hate will not be tolerated in South Yorkshire" is also a disturbing sentence because hate is a totally normal, and healthy emotion to have. I hate the taste of parsley. I hate racists. I hate being caught in the rain with a flat tire, but more of all I hate the idea that the police would do these kinds of things.