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The bill doesn't use the phrase "inciting violence" - it opts for "stirring up hatred". If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Now
by jevoten 5y ago
The bill doesn't use the phrase "inciting violence" - it opts for "stirring up hatred".
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Now with the force of law.
- JamisonM 5y agoWords have typical meanings and then they have legal meanings, you can look at the details of the first conviction under the law and draw conclusions about the threshold for "stirring up hatred": https://www.report-it.org.uk/three_men_convicted_in_first_prosecution_for_st https://www.report-it.org.uk/three_men_convicted_in_first_pr... It is very clear to me that the Scottish courts regard stirring up hatred to mean a specific threat of violence but YMMV.