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2024-11-19 09:01:56 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 989E7636C637E27F45A0E3BCCCBFF0D12B75881CBBC1EDB91009230DE3FDEDD6
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Original Note:
It is nothing to do with Keir Starmer. He became PM in July 2024. The legislation came in years before he became PM & arrests in situations like this have been happening under Conservative Governments (eg. https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/14/transgender-tweet-police-acted-unlawfully) https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-united-kingdom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_the_United_Kingdom https://www.cps.gov.uk/crime-info/hate-crime He cannot intervene. It is law. He can’t change law on a whim
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