The “Harry Potter” author slammed a newly enacted hate-crime law in Scotland in a series of posts on X in which she referred to transgender women as men.
J.K. Rowling shared a social media thread on Monday, the day a new Scottish hate-crime law took effect, that misgendered several transgender women and appeared to imply trans women have a penchant for sexual predation. On Tuesday, Scottish police announced they would not be investigating the “Harry Potter” author’s remarks as a crime, as some of Rowling’s critics had called for.
“We have received complaints in relation to the social media post,” a spokesperson for Police Scotland said in a statement. “The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken.”
Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act criminalizes “stirring up hatred” against people based on their race, religion, disability, sexuality or gender identity.
What part of the law document do you take issue with?
I believe you should be able to say whatever you want, “hateful” is subjective
So if someone says let’s kill the **** and then the group listening does it, the guy saying it is blameless in your world?
But where do you draw the line and who determines it?
A committee of representatives, lawyers and sociological experts.
They make clear law documents that can be examined and protested.
What you need to watch out for is laws that keeps you from protest and political advocacy.
So what part of the law document do you take issue with?