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    JK Rowling social media posts about hate law crime ‘not criminal’, says Police Scotland

    by Andy Gregory Apr 02, 2024 3 minutes
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    Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s posts about Scotland’s new hate crime law are “not criminal”, Police Scotland have said.

    The force said they received complaints regarding Rowling’s posts on X, formerly Twitter, in which she said that transgender women are men – and challenged police to arrest her for her views.

    Rowling, who said she was out the country, said if her posts were an offence – which came into force on Monday – she would

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