This is important.
First, we do not advocate for hate crimes – This site is intended as a safe space for people to be able to share their concerns, reservations, observations, and grief rooted in the trans-gender movement.
Second, It’s important to define the difference between a “hate crime” and other types of speech – both to protect the users of the forum – and the rights of those of whom may be spoken of.
Simply expressing opinions or dislikes about things associated with a protected class does not automatically constitute a hate crime. Hate crimes involve criminal acts motivated by prejudice or hostility towards a person’s protected characteristics like race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity, Stop Hate UK says. Verbal abuse, threats, or other actions that create a hostile environment can be part of a hate crime, but simply having negative opinions doesn’t meet the legal definition.
Elaboration:
- Hate crimes require a criminal act: A hate crime occurs when a criminal act is motivated by bias or prejudice against a protected characteristic. This could include physical assault, vandalism, harassment, or other offenses.
Hate speech can be a factor:
Hate speech, which is speech that attacks a person or group based on their protected characteristics, can be a component of a hate crime. However, hate speech alone is not a hate crime.
Intent matters:
The intent to incite violence, fear, or hostility is a key factor in determining if speech is part of a hate crime.
Context is crucial:
The context and surrounding circumstances of the words or actions are also important. For example, a threat must be credible and not obviously a joke to be considered part of a hate crime.
Microaggressions:
Subtle and often unintentional discriminatory remarks, while hurtful and damaging, are not generally considered to be hate crimes.
Examples:
A physical assault motivated by racism, or an act of vandalism targeting a place of worship, would likely be considered a hate crime. However, simply expressing a disagreement with someone’s religious beliefs or expressing dislike for a particular group would not.
What is classed as hate speech?
Hate speech is a term with varied meaning and has no single, consistent definition. It is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as “public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation“.
Again; this site is meant to be a space where people can find like-minded individuals and groups to share their concerns over trans-gender issues, it is not a place to ‘bash’ on TG’s for it’s own sake.
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