I'm not sure what the above poster means by "outlaw", but yes police do investigate and have sometimes issued fines for public statements that don't invite viol

I'm not sure what the above poster means by "outlaw", but yes police do investigate and have sometimes issued fines for public statements that don't invite violence or harass but espouse unpopular views: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-47005937 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-47005937. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/arrests-offensive-facebook-and-twitter-posts-soar-london-a7064246.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/arrests-offensive-face... This isn't just JK Rowling getting a Twitter backlash, it's being enforced by police.