Nothing funny about the original crime, but six years later to be classified as a hate crime, really?
m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/03/manchester-police-goths-punks-hate-crime
Any assault, fatal or otherwise, is a crime, but a hate crime FFS!
Does this not just ridicule the whole notion of 'hate crimes'? So now this term would include crimes committed against ethnic groups, religious groups, LGBT groups, possibly others I have not mentioned, and Goths, Punks and Demos? What about Mods, Skinheads, Bikers, Casuals, WFH's?
Are Manchester Police really wasting their media resources on announcements like this, not too mention resources on the implementation of a new policy, or are they sensibly using the inevitable media attention to highlight a growing issue?
m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/03/manchester-police-goths-punks-hate-crime
Any assault, fatal or otherwise, is a crime, but a hate crime FFS!
Does this not just ridicule the whole notion of 'hate crimes'? So now this term would include crimes committed against ethnic groups, religious groups, LGBT groups, possibly others I have not mentioned, and Goths, Punks and Demos? What about Mods, Skinheads, Bikers, Casuals, WFH's?
Are Manchester Police really wasting their media resources on announcements like this, not too mention resources on the implementation of a new policy, or are they sensibly using the inevitable media attention to highlight a growing issue?