Okay dokey
I thought the Scottish hate crime law was insane
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112207419633782861
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112207419633782861
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Under the bill, anyone can accuse you of the ‘communication of hate speech’ and if the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal finds you guilty it can order you to pay up to $20,000 to ‘any victim’ and $50,000 to the state (on pain of imprisonment)
@ecksmc
Shouldn't this be irrelevant to the general population rather than something so many are concerned about? Shouldn't hate crimes be unnatural & rare like murder or bank
robbery? Not something the majority feels could be restricting or punitive 😳It's not thoughts being policed, it's actively weaponizing them against others. A distinction that needs no protection
@SaneWoman it is thoughts being policed if a court can decide you "might" commit w crime and punish you for that
"If the courts believe you are likely to commit a ‘hate crime’ or disseminate ‘hate propaganda’ (not defined), you can be placed under house arrest and your ability to communicate with others restricted"
The way some governments are trying to silence some people and what they say online is getting out of hand.
@ecksmc
Hate speech has no benefit to functional society. It can only harm. It should be a given and not need to be legislated. No doubt attempts to legislate it will be very flawed. But the collective we created this problem. Can't really complain about the remedies that shouldn't need to exist in the 1st place 🤷🏻♀️
@SaneWoman we already had hate speech laws in place though
These new laws are aimed directly at online activity and opens the door for people, or certain groups, to use a law to silence others or intimidate others with fear they might get reported
No one is saying hate speech should be allowed but if you actually read the wording of the laws they are not fit for purpose
Its just a slippery slop to take
@ecksmc
I don't disagree. I'm just saying it's an unsurprising response. In a few yrs we've gone from an occasional, shocking comment to almost exclusively hateful, threatening rhetoric. As a woman I can't say good morning wo at least 1 rape or death threat 😳 Now the solutions will be as unacceptable as the problem. A lil late to worry about the slope 🤷🏻♀️ Society ignored all the lines. Handed them to Govt to draw. It's unfortunate
@SaneWoman In Scotland we had a similar law passed recently and over 3000+ complaints within a number of days just shows it is being weaponized by some
Above anything else its a waste of police time and resources which are already stretched. I can't speak directly about Canada but Scottish police don't even investigate house break ins unless their is home CCTV footage anymore because of money