New hate strategy 'could criminalise comics like Ricky Gervais': Home Office draws up plans to encourage more people to complain to police over anti-trans hate crimes
- New strategy aims to 'increase the reporting of all forms of hate crime'
- Free-speech campaigners fear the new drive could see comedians criminalised
- The proposals would see 'perpetrators' accused of 'non-crime hate incidents'
Plans to encourage more people to complain to police about anti-trans hate crimes could criminalise comedians such as Ricky Gervais, campaigners have warned.
The Home Office is in the process of drawing up a new hate crimes strategy that aims to 'increase the reporting of all forms of hate crime', including those relating to gender identity.
Those in favour of the proposals, which would see 'perpetrators' accused of 'non-crime hate incidents', hope people will feel better protected from harm.
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