Scotland’s hate crime law may be well intentioned, but the police should not stymie public debate | Simon Jenkins
Scotland’s hate crime law may be well intentioned, but the police should not stymie public debate | Simon Jenkins
The Scottish government’s legislation is frankly unworkable. I worry it may stifle honestly expressed, contentious views, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
If even the Guardian won't get behind your Hate Crime Act, maybe it's worth having a wee think about it?
This the Simon Jenkins who just confessed to being a member of a men only member's club? Also the English guy trying to weigh in on interpreting Scots law?
That it's the Guardian means fuck all by the way; TERFs from head to toe.
Ex political editor of The Economist and ex editor of The Times who went to Oxford to study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Definitely no right-wing anti SNP bias from this lad
What's the relevance of his Garrick membership and his ethnicity? It's an opinion piece for sure but he's drawing on previous reports from Libby Brooks for example:
Which I'd argue are even less favourable to the ScotGov.
In the article you've just linked to she has quoted David Kennedy who provides no evidence to his claim that the act would undermine public trust in policing. He does point out that the police have not been provided with funding for training on this subject which is far easier to believe - fair enough.
She also quotes JKR, who is as far from a balanced opinion as it gets in Scotland. This quote is not even worth the pixels it's viewed on.
She mentions a demonstration from two TERF groups, and the fucking Scottish Family Party who are a bunch of cavemen.
She doesn't quote any third parties who are in favour of the bill.
This is not balanced reporting.
Simon Jenkins does not seem to understand the viewpoint of people who are not white men. He has absolutely no problem with being in the men only club. His opinion is only that, and I don't think it's worth much at all.
This act is law. It passed years ago. So all these English fowk sticking their oars in are about 4 years too late. Furthermore, the bill had cross party support. Labour, Greens and Lib Dems all voted for it. If it's such a bad law, then the Tories are the only sensible party in Scotland?
Weird isn't it. SNP getting raked over the coals about it in the papers, but where are the Labour and Green and LibDem MSPs who all voted for it?
This one is getting repealed next government, fairly obvious already imo
It's low hanging fruit for whoever the next government will be.