Controversial hate crime Bill passes in Scotland christiantoday.com
The Scottish Government’s controversial Hate Crime Bill was passed in Holyrood this week as concerns remain over the impact on free speech.
The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill criminalises the “stirring up of hatred” and was passed by 82 votes to 32, with four abstentions.
It is set to become law despite a prolonged campaign to remove Part 2 – the section on stirring up hatred – over concerns that it would jeopardise free speech, including private conversations in the home…
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