This week, a new law went into effect overseas that would create a crime of “stirring up hatred” surrounding age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, among other things.
As Townhall covered, best-selling author J.K. Rowling shared that she could be arrested over the new law over her comments critical of the transgender agenda. On X (formerly Twitter), Rowling is known to not adhere by transgender people’s so-called “chosen names” and “preferred pronouns.”
This week, The Telegraph noted that more than 3,000 complaints have been filed to Police Scotland under the new “hate crime” laws (via The Telegraph):
Calum Steele, the former general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said he understood that around 3,800 cases had been lodged over the previous 24 hours.
Although the force said the number of complaints was still being collated, BBC Scotland reported the extraordinary total since Monday. Critics had said the legislation would be “weaponised” by trans activists.
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There were concerns that the legislation would lead to a torrent of vexatious complaints being made. The Scottish Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers, told The Telegraph anecdotal evidence from members suggested there had been “lots of complaints” in the first 24 hours.
David Kennedy, the general secretary, said: “My feedback is there’s lots of complaints coming in. It’s going to be a few weeks until we see how it’s affecting reporting mechanisms.”
On X, Rowling claimed, “Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness, however misogynistically or opportunistically, than on the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls.”
“I'm currently out of the country, but if what I've written here qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act, I look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment,” she added.
🎉🌼🌸April Fools! 🌸🌼🎉
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1, 2024
Only kidding. Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren't women at all, but men, every last one of them.
In passing the Scottish Hate Crime Act, Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their…
Late last year, Rowling said she would “happily” do prison time for misgendering someone who identifies as transgender, which Townhall also covered.