Is Scotland’s new “Hate Crime and Public Order Act” good or bad for democracy?

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01.04.2024

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Is the act helping, do you think it’s a good thing or a bad thing – vote yes for good, no for bad!
The legislative groundwork for the Hate Crime and Public Order Act was laid through rigorous debates, public consultations, and a thorough legislative process.
The Act’s passage was not without controversy, as it sought to tread the fine line between protecting individuals from hate crimes and preserving freedom of speech.

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Yes - the bill is a good

21 Votes (1.44%)

No - the bill is bad

1441 Votes (98.56%)

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Johanna Howie

7 months ago

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Has to be repealed

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Scott Winters

7 months ago

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Scrap the hate bill.

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7 months ago

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Another nail in the coffin of free speech

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Kerrie King

7 months ago

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Worst bill ever to be passed. What happened to freedom of speech it’s like George Orwell’s 1984!!!!

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7 months ago

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Ridiculous Law designed to protect a tiny minority, scrap it.

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7 months ago

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Get rid of it. A shambles.

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Sheena Fraser

7 months ago

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Its a hateful bill!

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7 months ago

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An act put in place by the corrupt in order to silence democracy.

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7 months ago

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while dealers and robbers roam the streets officers of a depleted force have to waste time on thousands of name calling complaints , this just clogs the system and genuine complaints take longer to surface not good all round thought up by idiots

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7 months ago

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muslim intigration doesnt work,prime example humza yousaf and draconian hate crime law is evidence of it

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7 months ago

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Free speech is at the core of the safest most egalitarian successful societies ever devised. Violence is wrong, but words and ideas are not violence. People must be heard so that they do not resort to violence. This law is so badly defined it is open to abuse. Specific acts such as death threats should be illegal, but someone not liking what you say should not be a crime.

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Carol Maudsley

7 months ago

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A very badly thought out bill as already being evidenced in the waste of professional police time

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