Posted on 10/29/2020 6:25:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A proposed new law currently wending its way through the Scottish Parliament would make it a crime to utter so-called hate speech, even in one’s own home. The speech-quelling bill is being championed by Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Justice Humza Yousaf.
Entitled the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill, the new law, if passed, would criminalize so-called hate speech and create a new crime for “stirring up hate.” Critics of the bill believe that it would have a chilling effect on entertainment, especially comedy, and could lead to entertainers, writers, and other public figures being arrested for offering opinions or jokes that the government deems offensive.
Not to mention the bill would basically disallow off-color jokes or opinions that the government does not officially sanction even in a citizen’s home.
During a Tuesday session, Members of Scottish Parliament (MSP) questioned Yousaf about the new law. Glasgow MSP Adam Tomkins questioned just how the law could punish offenders for a public crime when such “offenses” were committed in the privacy of one’s own home.
“When we are considering the scope of the criminal law in this Parliament, we’ve got to be careful not to under criminalize and also guard against over-criminalization and make sure we are not inadvertently rendering criminal that we think ought to be free to do,” Tomkins said.
Liam Kerr, an MSP from Scotland’s Conservative Party was much more blunt.
“The hate crime bill was a mess when the SNP (Scottish National Party) first brought it to parliament and it still contains serious issues that need to be fixed,” Kerr said. “Tinkering around the margins will not fix the most controversial bill in Scottish Parliament history.”
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Shouldn’t it be MacYousaf?
Oh my.
All the ‘smart’ ones left the island long ago ... I know my ancestors did... I think it is called the ‘times of the gentiles’, locust army, and Amos 8:11...
Eventually, the Muslims will make that decision for you. Fortunately, we make some solid single-malt whiskies here at home now.
doesn’t sound like a Scottish name to me....there lies the problem
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