JonnyF

Glaswegian football supporters tend to insult 3 groups. 1. Other working class white people (opposition supporters). 2. Jews, sorry I mean "Zionists". 3. Catholics/Protestants. I wouldn't hold my breath for action from the police about hate towards any of these groups. That's not what the law is designed for.

Just Stop Oil have a history of endangering the public with their protests. Whether it be blocking people on their way to hospitals for emergency treatment, hanging huges banners over busy motorways etc. they are incredibly selfish and irresponsible. I see the sentence as one for endangering the public, not for protesting.

William Wallace clearly didn't see Humza Yousaf in his crystal ball 😄

Innovation? Like Xiaomi ripping off the Taycan? Hardly innovative.

Sounds pretty irresponsible to me. What if it fell off onto a truck's windscreen or a motorcyclist going under the bridge in rush hour? There are ways to protest without endangering the lives of innocent people.

Come again??? It will certainly go in the trash bin. We all know that. However, I can sleep at night knowing that I have done my part in reporting race hate as they requested. As someone who uses the term Gammon, you probably won't undertand that.

A bit like left wing "anti racists" who use the term Gammon to insult white middle aged men?

Watch the speech Chomps. It is what it is, racist. I didn't see anything on the website about not being allowed to report incidents before the law came into effect on April Fools Day of all days. If the law cannot apply, I would be happy with a non crime hate incident lodged against him. More than happy. Anyway I felt it was my duty to report such blatant racism when I see it, especially from someone in a high position of power.

Well, enlighten us all Chomps. Don't be a tease... What exactly does it suggest?

You yourself indicated there was no way the police would waste time on my report of Yousaf's racist rant. So it would appear this is one 'conspiracy' that you think has some truth to it. 😄

That's exactly what it is. They are encouraging people to report incidents, to snitch on each other. Perhaps they should be more careful what they wish for. Especially when the first minister makes racist speeches.

It's not a conspiracy. The speech is on YouTube. I already posted it here. The guidelines for what constitues hate speech are on the police website. The speech falls within that. They want people to report it, so I did. Where is the conspiracy?

Yes I very much doubt they are going to investigate reports against a Muslim, son of Pakistani immigrants who happens to be the first minister making a racist speech against white people. This law clearly isn't designed for that type of racism. However, the vague nature and selective enforcement of this law is no reason for me not to report racism when I see or hear it. They are encouraging people to report hate speech. I obliged. The hate monster appears to have attacked Yousaf as I included in my report.

I am not wasting police time. I found his speech extremely offensive and I would like action taken against him. If they cannot take legal action because the crime took place before the law, perhaps they will put a non crime hate incident on his record instead. Either way, I am entitled to report it. He is not exempt from the consequences of his hateful, racist speech.

I cannae and winnae agree with that.

Whataboutism. This is about Yousaf's hate bill. I just logged an incident on their website about Yousaf's racist speech. I hope they get back to me swiftly.

Well, left to their own devices they do seem to be becoming somewhat tyrannical. Just an observation. How the SNP got such horrible legislation over the line is irrelevant. We all know what type of deals can be done, Sturgeon showed us that.

A language does not need to be phonetic to have different accents. If he can pronounce it as WHAITE, I can write it as whaite. This law does certainly highlight the dangers of devolution. Like giving a gun to an 8 year old. Hopefully Scots will take this as a lesson in terms of what could happen if ever the SNP got their way and made Scotland their personal fiefdom with a vote for Independence. Be afraid Scotand, be very afraid.

I don't see anything about hair loss, weight, age or illegitimacy in there. So calling someone a fat, old, bald barsteward should be fine. Especially if you are [screws up face into a contorted angry expression] WHITE as Yousaf loves to snarl from his soap box. Good to see the police being kept busy with this, it's not like they have any violence or drink/drug issues in Scotland. What a joke Scotland has become under the SNP. Devolved powers don't seem like such a great idea now if they are going to be used for tyrannical purposes like this.

That video is brilliant and sums up the idiocy of this law. The fact that the wording of the new law actually broke the new law by singling out young white males is the cherry on the cake. Scotland embarrassing itself again, without even going near a sporting event. 😄

Racist abuse is not normal abuse.

Hilarious. If I were 7 years old and still reading The Beano. Perhaps KeeMaa Farang would have been more fitting for you?

Oooh - great point, maybe it was an agent provocateur just giving the trans lobby a bad name 😄 Wouldn't waste my time. This law is not intended to silence the pro trans lobby and will not be used for such.

These female football players have quite the sense of entitlement. It was only last weekend that Emma Hayes furiously pushed Jonas Eidevall at the final whistle before accusing HIM of "male aggression". Quite the projection, I hope she appreciates irony. 😄 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68705202 Lucky she wasn't in Scotland, since I believe insults based on gender are verboten by the hate monster.