JK Rowling challenges Scotland’s new hate crime law: ‘I look forward to being arrested’

JK Rowling (Image: WikiMedia/Dan Ogren)

JK Rowling has challenged Scotland over a new hate crime law which includes an offence about “abusive” content.

The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act came into effect on Monday (1 April) and now includes an offence of “stirring up hatred.” As per Section 4 of the Act, this can be done if someone “behaves in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening or abusive, or communicates to another person material that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening or abusive, and in doing so, the person intends to stir up hatred against a group of persons.”

The characteristics protected by the law are age, disability, religion or, in the case of a social or cultural group, perceived

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