Harry Potter author JK Rowling will not face criminal action for her provocative social media thread on X mocking Scotland’s new hate crime laws which protects transgender identity.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling will not face criminal investigative action for her online posts featuring transgender criminals to lampoon fresh hate crime laws in Scotland, police say.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling will not face criminal action for her provocative social media thread on X mocking Scotland’s new hate crime laws. Picture: Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, File UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak backed Rowling’s stance on free speech and said while it was “not right” for him to comment on police matters, criminalising people for saying “common sense things” was not justified.
"The legislation does not prevent people expressing controversial, challenging or offensive views, nor does it seek to stifle criticism or rigorous debate in any way,” the spokesperson said.
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