UK Government Rejects Bid to Make Misogyny a Hate Crime

UK Government Rejects Bid to Make Misogyny a Hate Crime
Undated photo of UK Home Secretary Priti Patel. Marc Ward/PA
Alexander Zhang
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The British government has rejected calls to make misogyny a new hate crime, arguing that it would only make it harder to prosecute sexual offences and domestic abuse cases.

The House of Lords inflicted a string of defeats on the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill last month, passing a host of amendments including adding misogyny to existing hate crime laws.