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JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over Scottish hate crime law (www.bbc.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13800134

JK Rowling has challenged Scotland's new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence.

The Harry Potter author, who lives in Edinburgh, described several transgender women as men, including convicted prisoners, trans activists and other public figures.

She said "freedom of speech and belief" was at an end if accurate description of biological sex was outlawed.

Earlier, Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf said the new law would deal with a "rising tide of hatred".

The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 creates a new crime of "stirring up hatred" relating to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex.

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Ms Rowling, who has long been a critic of some trans activism, posted on X on the day the new legislation came into force.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Every time I hear about her, she proves time and again what a piece of shit she is. I hope she trips, falls, and grows a penis.

[–] VelvetStorm 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Really? I just wish she would die personally.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Oh, death is too good for her. She needs to live the rest of her life in a body that doesn't match the gender she feels is what she should be. That came out as insensitive to trans people I think, I'm a bit drunk and wordsmithing isn't my strongest skill when sober. It's not meant to be, I fully support people who want or need to transition, absolutely 100% A OK in my books.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Who put this disgusting trash in my feed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

We already heard the police say they weren’t arresting her.