POLICE Scotland has said it is not taking any faction on a JK Rowling Twitter/X post where she challenged the force to arrest her.
POLICE Scotland has said it is not taking any further action after receiving complaints about a JK Rowling Twitter/X post.She has been one of the highest profile critics of the legislation and said it is “wide open to abuse” in an April Fool's"joke" post.
But with the new act giving protection to transgender people, Rowling, who does not believe people can change their gender, insisted: “Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal.” Rowling added: “I’m currently out of the country, but if what I’ve written here qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act, I look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment.”
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