Rejected petition Repeal Hate Crime Laws

Hate Crime laws prevent freedom of speech. This is our most basic freedom in a democracy. Without the right to offend we do not have freedom of expression.

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A recent court ruling declared our right to offend to protect free speech.

In addition to the above, Hate Crime laws are the only laws in the UK where evidence of the crime is not required. Any of us can be convicted of a crime where no evidence of wrongdoing is presented. This is an affront to democracy and common sense.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/330975

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Date submitted 21 January 2021
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