{"id":2211735,"date":"2024-04-02T19:18:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T23:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scottish-cops-say-j-k-rowlings-tweets-arent-considered-criminal-under-new-law\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T19:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T23:18:35","slug":"scottish-cops-say-j-k-rowlings-tweets-arent-considered-criminal-under-new-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scottish-cops-say-j-k-rowlings-tweets-arent-considered-criminal-under-new-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish authorities confirm J.K. Rowling&#8217;s tweets not violating new law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscottish-cops-say-j-k-rowlings-tweets-arent-considered-criminal-under-new-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2211735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Shortly after the implementation of Scotland\u2019s new Hate Crime Act, authorities declared they wouldn&#8217;t press charges against \u200cJ.K. \u200bRowling under its clauses. The law targets &#8220;stirring up hatred&#8221; towards \u2063certain groups. Despite receiving complaints, no \u200caction was taken against Rowling. The author \u200dexpressed support for women defending biological sex, affirming equal treatment under the law.\u2062 Authorities in Scotland decided not to pursue charges against J.K. Rowling under the Hate Crime Act, which focuses on &#8220;stirring up hatred&#8221; against specific\u200b groups. Despite complaints, Rowling faced no\u2062 legal action. She stood up \u2063for women advocating\u2063 for biological sex rights and emphasized equal treatment for all under the law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Just one day after Scotland\u2019s new Hate Crime Act took effect, police announced that they would not pursue criminal charges against \u201cHarry Potter\u201d author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jk-rowling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.K. Rowling<\/a> under its provisions.<\/p>\n<p>The law creates a new crime of \u201cstirring up hatred,\u201d particularly with regard to certain protected classes and designations \u2014 and there were many who believed Rowling might come under scrutiny for X posts standing up for biological women\u2019s spaces and refusing to refer to trans-identifying men as \u201cwomen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe force said complaints had been received but no action would be taken,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-scotland-68712471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC reported<\/a> with regard to Rowling and the new law.<\/p>\n<p>The author responded to the news via X, saying, \u201cI hope every woman in Scotland who wishes to speak up for the reality and importance of biological sex will be reassured by this announcement, and I trust that all women \u2014 irrespective of profile or financial means \u2014 will be treated equally under the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope every woman in Scotland who wishes to speak up for the reality and importance of biological sex will be reassured by this announcement, and I trust that all women \u2013 irrespective of profile or financial means \u2013 will be treated equally under the law.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CsgehF2a5d\">https:\/\/t.co\/CsgehF2a5d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1775187763995824350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rowling had previously thumbed her nose at the new law \u2014 promising to defy it herself and to proudly stand alongside any other woman who did the same \u2014 saying that she would not allow the truth to be censored in an effort to spare the feelings of biological males who wanted to usurp women\u2019s roles and spaces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you genuinely imagine I\u2019d delete posts calling a man a man, so as not to be prosecuted under this ludicrous law, stand by for the mother of all April Fools\u2019 jokes,\u201d she said to one critic who advised she delete posts referring to trans-identifying men as men.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you genuinely imagine I\u2019d delete posts calling a man a man, so as not to be prosecuted under this ludicrous law, stand by for the mother of all April Fools\u2019 jokes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZVZQ6CV47p\">pic.twitter.com\/ZVZQ6CV47p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1769412494353678400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rowling made good on her April Fools Day promise, sharing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-look-forward-to-being-arrested-jk-rowling-torches-scotlands-new-hate-crime-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thread that showcased<\/a> some of the worst male offenders who would be protected \u2014 at the expense of biological women \u2014 under the new law.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scotland&#8217;s Hate Crime Act comes into effect today. Women gain no additional protections, of course, but well-known trans activist Beth Douglas, darling of prominent Scottish politicians, falls within a protected category. Phew! 1\/11 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gCKGwdjr5m\">pic.twitter.com\/gCKGwdjr5m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1774747068944265615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn passing the Scottish Hate Crime Act, Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness, however misogynistically or opportunistically, than on the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls,\u201d the author concluded. \u201cI\u2019m currently out of the country, but if what I\u2019ve written here qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act, I look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Scotland decided not to pursue charges against J.K. Rowling under the new Hate Crime Act. The law targets &#8220;stirring up hatred&#8221; towards specific groups, such as certain protected classes. 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