Police Call for Reporting ‘Non-Crime Hate Incidents’ Doused in British Irony

Police Call for Reporting ‘Non-Crime Hate Incidents’ Doused in British Irony
South Yorkshire Police Force's headquarters in Sheffield, England, on April 26, 2016. Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
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Britain’s hate speech laws are already controversial, with critics saying they are stifling free speech and pulling resources from investigating real crimes.

So when one police force went a step further and asked people to start reporting “non-crime hate incidents”—it didn’t go well.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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