FM rejects claims of hate crime law 'shambles'

The first minister rejected claims by Douglas Ross that the new hate crime law will be a "shambles from day one".

"People like JK Rowling could have police at their door every day for making perfectly reasonable statements," he said. A similar offence which covers stirring up hatred based on race had been on the statute book since 1986 without problems, he told MSPs at First Minister's Questions. Quoting a leading lawyer, he said there was "a danger of the police being swamped by completely malicious complaints" and the law was a "disaster in the making".Police ScotlandA cartoon "hate monster" in a Police Scotland public information campaign has been criticised as patronising

"What's dangerous isn't the law - what's dangerous is hate crime in our society," Mr Yousaf told MSPs.

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