Could Scotland's hate crime law be the beginning of the end for free speech?
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The Times
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🗓️ 2 April 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into force on Monday - and within 48 hours at least 800 'hate crimes' had been reported to Scottish police. So, what's in it? And why has it put Scotland once again at the centre of the culture wars?
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| 1:07.0 | I'm Manveen Rano. For the first minister of Scotland, Humseusif, it was a big moment. |
| 1:22.0 | I'm very proud of the Hate Crime Act. |
| 1:25.0 | We have seen him afraid not just in the UK, of course Scotland, |
| 1:29.0 | but right across many parts of the world. |
| 1:31.0 | It's kind of rising tide of hatred against people because of |
| 1:35.1 | their protected characteristics. |
| 1:38.6 | When the new Scottish law on hate crime came into force on Easter Monday. It was supposed to protect some of the most vulnerable |
| 1:46.8 | in society. |
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