JK Rowling previously dared police to arrest her after the Harry Potter author lashed out online against new hate crime laws in Scotland.
JK Rowling's comments about new hate crime laws 'are not assessed to be criminal', police have said, as they confirmed no further action would be taken. The Harry Potter author dared police to arrest her on social media over the legislation that came into force in Scotland this week.
' Posting previously about the issue on social media, Rowling, who was out of the country at the time, added if what she had written was an offence under the Hate Crime and Public Order Act - which came into force on Monday - she would 'look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment'. In the post complained about, Rowling lashed out against transgender women, including double rapist Isla Bryson, who was jailed for eight years last year.
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