Who’s the April Fool? Scotland’s shiny new hate speech laws went into effect on the first of the month. Years in the making, the law is designed to punish anyone who “stirs up hatred”, by speaking “in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening, abusive or insulting.” The law carries a sentence of up to 7 years in prison.
Hard Truth
Hard Truth
Hard Truth
Who’s the April Fool? Scotland’s shiny new hate speech laws went into effect on the first of the month. Years in the making, the law is designed to punish anyone who “stirs up hatred”, by speaking “in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening, abusive or insulting.” The law carries a sentence of up to 7 years in prison.