STRAIGHT OUTTA ORWELL: Scotland Police's new campaign is 'simply TERRIFYING'

At least right now, one thing America really sucks at is being like Europe.

And that’s a really, really good thing:

Today we are launching a campaign on #HateCrime. Be #GreaterThanAHater and report any incidents of hate crime by calling 101 or 999 in an emergency. pic.twitter.com/A7GaxKSS87

— Police Scotland (@policescotland) March 16, 2018

Did you know on average 6,000 people per year become a victim of #HateCrime? We will not tolerate any incidents of hate. Be #GreaterThanAHater pic.twitter.com/XUbdxIDiDD

— Police Scotland (@policescotland) March 16, 2018

We do not tolerate attempts to target any community by any misguided individual or group and we will work with all our partners to resolve any issues. Be #GreaterThanAHater and report it by calling 101 or 999 in an emergency. pic.twitter.com/3DOUvDVlH7

— Police Scotland (@policescotland) March 16, 2018

Gee, what could possibly go wrong?

"There is no place for hate crime in Scotland" – @TACCGMacDonald #GreaterThanAHater pic.twitter.com/HjjUUWt2fa

— Police Scotland (@policescotland) March 19, 2018

Question:

Can you provide a link that defines a hate crime please?

— Scoobygal (@scoobygal52) March 16, 2018

This is all they’ve got:

?Disability
?Race/ethnicity
?Religion/belief
?Sexual orientation
?Transgender identity

These are all protected characteristics against hate crime. Targeting someone because you think they are different to you is a crime! Be #GreaterThanAHater and fight hate crime. pic.twitter.com/8iUadTvLAw

— Police Scotland (@policescotland) March 21, 2018

So, picking on someone constitutes a hate crime in Scotland? Good Lord.

You may think online you are anonymous, you can create fake profiles and
no-one can trace you. That’s wrong! The messages you type and send can be traced back to you.

The same laws apply to online messages, images and videos. What you post now can affect you later in life.

— Police Scotland (@policescotland) March 21, 2018

And that’s the police’s business because … ?

Proud to be an American.

— Chuck Vipperman (@ChuckVipperman) March 21, 2018

No kidding.

https://twitter.com/sagajake/status/976558380008509441

I'm a gay Jew and I am grateful every day that I live in a free country that doesn't criminalize thought, words or how people feel about things. https://t.co/BibUE9W36x

— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) March 21, 2018

My husband escaped this police state of oppression.
He should have applied for asylum as a refugee.

This is simply terrifying. https://t.co/D14OpttE2z

— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) March 21, 2018

Nobody will want to go to Scotland after today. My ancestors would be horrified. What happened to Scotland?

— offshorebella (@offshorebella) March 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/gruffee1/status/976565957102571520

https://twitter.com/torriangray/status/976540950850813952

And they just keep pouring more gasoline on it.

https://twitter.com/RottenToesJones/status/976563709471576065

A man has been convicted in a UK court of making a joke that was deemed "grossly offensive". If you don't believe in a person's right to say things that you might find "grossly offensive", then you don't believe in Freedom of Speech.

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 20, 2018

I get what Gervais is saying and I support it, but the UK has no right to free speech enshrined in their culture, do they? Perhaps Gervais and his celebrity friends should start advocating for one? https://t.co/Rl5ftxun7p

— Kira (@RealKiraDavis) March 21, 2018

That’s not a bad idea.