1.0Murray Blackburn Mackenziehttps://murrayblackburnmackenzie.orgAdventures in Evidencehttps://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/author/lucymay2013/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="00SKdmpyIB"><a href="https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2021/03/04/the-thin-blue-line-what-inadequate-protection-for-freedom-of-expression-means-in-practice/">The thin blue line: What inadequate protection for freedom of expression means in practice (March 2021)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2021/03/04/the-thin-blue-line-what-inadequate-protection-for-freedom-of-expression-means-in-practice/embed/#?secret=00SKdmpyIB" width="600" height="338" title="“The thin blue line: What inadequate protection for freedom of expression means in practice (March 2021)” — Murray Blackburn Mackenzie" data-secret="00SKdmpyIB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1024px-Thin_Blue_Line_flag.svg_.png1024539This blog summarises why the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill needs to provide clearer protection for freedom of expression than is currently proposed by the Scottish Government. Some commentators have suggested that the Bill will criminalise making basic statements about the nature of sex and gender identity, in ordinary language. The risks here […]