JK Rowling will not be arrested under new Scottish hate law, say police
‘No further action’ over posts by author and gender-critical activist despite complaintsComments by JK Rowling challenging police to arrest her for online misgendering do not amount to a crime, Police Scotland said.As the Scottish government’s contentious hate crime law came into force on Monday, the author and gender-critical activist posted a thread on X saying the legislation was “wide open to abuse” after listing sex offenders who had described themselves as transgender alongside well-known trans women activists, describing them as “men, every last one of them”. Continue reading...

‘No further action’ over posts by author and gender-critical activist despite complaints
Comments by JK Rowling challenging police to arrest her for online misgendering do not amount to a crime, Police Scotland said.
As the Scottish government’s contentious hate crime law came into force on Monday, the author and gender-critical activist posted a thread on X saying the legislation was “wide open to abuse” after listing sex offenders who had described themselves as transgender alongside well-known trans women activists, describing them as “men, every last one of them”. Continue reading...