"THEY MAY TAKE OUR LIVES, BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE -- oh, it's gone."
Posted on 04/02/2024 10:30:27 AM PDT by RandFan
Social media comments made by JK Rowling challenging Scotland's new hate crime law are not being treated as criminal, Police Scotland has said.
The Harry Potter author described several transgender women as men, including convicted prisoners, trans activists and other public figures.
The new law creates a new crime of "stirring up hatred" relating to protected characteristics.
The force said complaints had been received but no action would be taken.
Reacting to the news, Ms Rowling posted on X: "I hope every woman in Scotland who wishes to speak up for the reality and importance of biological sex will be reassured by this announcement, and I trust that all women - irrespective of profile or financial means - will be treated equally under the law.
"If they go after any woman for simply calling a man a man, I'll repeat that woman's words and they can charge us both at once."
The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, which came into effect on Monday, makes it a criminal offence to make derogatory comments based on disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex.
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Is that some sort of Scottish “freedom of speech” and freedom of expression thing? Won’t catch on the US.
After 2024 if we lose there will be no such freedom including quoting the Bible (hate speech) or openly displaying the American flag (nazi symbolism).
I’ll repeat that woman’s words and they can charge us both at once.”
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Bold!
She knows they wont make a crime out of her words because they don’t want to martyr her, so to speak.
So now she is doubling down and suggesting that if any woman is being charged criminally, she will do the same, in order to challenge their double standards
JK Rowling faced them down. Good for her.
JK Rowling did not commit suicide... yet.
For now...based on a subjective opinion.
Tomorrow...the goalposts move.
She has the money to fight the bastards. She has enough money to get the law tossed so they don’t dare try it. The average person would get crushed by the system.
"THEY MAY TAKE OUR LIVES, BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE -- oh, it's gone."
If enough people would refuse to submit to this ****, we’d have a lot less of it.
I’m glad our forefathers didn’t feel that way.
Police Scotland are numpty bastards who were probably told nae ta have a go at ‘er
Liberals like to let DA's decide under what circumstance and which individuals have committed a crime.
Also called selective enforcement.
NOT criminal,...until it is.
“The Harry Potter author [accurately] described several transgender women as men.. . .” She only stated the truth.
Ms. Rowling writes fantasy but does not live gender fantasy.
She also has FU money, so the authorities may be a little more careful with her.
This hate law crap is just a sneaky way of making the opinion of anyone who disagrees with you illegal.
Rowling has FU money. They didn’t want to pick this fight with her. They’ll go after poor schmucks who can’t afford to hire the best lawyers.
“The new law creates a new crime of “stirring up hatred” “
That new law itself stirs up hatred!
Too bad Arlen Specter died. Now we’ll never know, he was the expert in Scottish law.
Only for her. It applies to all others though.
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