JK Rowling dares police to arrest her over Scotland’s new hate crime laws | The World

Author JK Rowling has challenged Scottish police to arrest her over social media posts about transgender activists after the introduction of new hate crime laws. Police have reportedly already received thousands of complaints since the laws came into effect on April 1, which some have argued could impact free speech. Dr Nick McKerrell, Senior Lecturer in Law at Glasgow Caledonian University tells The World’s Beverley O’Connor why these laws were introduced.
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