Police forces in Britain recorded 13,200 ‘non-crime hate incidents’ (NCHIs) in the year to June 2024, according to freedom of information responses. In August, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledged to make it even easier to record such ‘hate incidents’, which are not criminal offences. Intimidation into silenceOn Tuesday, Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson confessed that, until recently, he “had no idea” what NCHIs were. He cast doubt on their usefulness, and commented that “even within the police service there has been some surprise at the level of non-crime hate incidents that have been investigated”. Such restrictions can come at great cost to freedom and do not deliver the benefits that are claimed for them.”

Source: The Times November 22, 2024 13:43 UTC