Okay dokey
I thought the Scottish hate crime law was insane
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112207419633782861
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112207419633782861
Canada has entered the chat
Under the bill, anyone can accuse you of the ācommunication of hate speechā and if the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal finds you guilty it can order you to pay up to $20,000 to āany victimā and $50,000 to the state (on pain of imprisonment)
If the courts believe you are likely to commit a āhate crimeā or disseminate āhate propagandaā (not defined), you can be placed under house arrest and your ability to communicate with others restricted
House arrest for people deemed likely to commit hate-crimes in Justin Trudeauās Canada
According to the Liberal government, the legislation intends to make the internet safer for children, but Bill C-63 ā
also known as the Online Harms Bill ā goes much further than cracking down on cyberbullying and child exploitation, targeting what it describes as āhate speechā.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/even-orwells-thought-police-didnt-go-as-far-as-trudeau/
And they are allowing police to proactively look/search for it and they can look before the law came into effect basically anyone who has ever said something in past can be charged
If a court is likely to believe you may commit another crime you are fuck't that's insane like that's the 'thought police' right
