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To: daniel1212; DoughtyOne

The below is just part of the College of Policing guidelines: https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Support/Equality/Documents/Hate-Crime-Operational-Guidance.pdf

OFFICIAL Hate Crime Operational Guidance 13 © College of Policing 2014 OFFICIAL 2 Legislation

2.2.1 Incitement to racial hatred Section 18 of the Public Order Act 1986 makes it an offence for a person to use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or to display any written material which is threatening, abusive or insulting, intending to stir up racial hatred, or where having regard to all the circumstances racial hatred is likely to be stirred up.

2.2.2 Incitement to hatred on the grounds of religion Section 29B of the Public Order Act 1986 makes it an offence for a person to use threatening words or behaviour, or display any written material which is threatening, with the intention to stir up religious hatred.

2.2.3 Incitement to hatred based on sexual orientation Section 29B of the Public Order Act 1986 makes it an offence for a person to use threatening words or behaviour, or display any written material which is threatening, with the intention to stir up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation. Incitement offences contained in the Public Order Act 1986 also include offences of distribution, broadcasting, performance, public display and possession of inflammatory material. For further information and guidance on how to the use incitement legislation, see 13 Inciting hatred


16 posted on 02/16/2020 4:35:34 AM PST by daniel1212 ( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: daniel1212

I just suspect that ranting on and on about how certain people who are a majority, but supposedly break these laws all the time when it isn’t true, isn’t covered.


25 posted on 02/16/2020 6:14:34 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The DNC has a taxidermist on speed dial for Nancy, Hillary, and Ruth.)
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