In Britain, which has hate-speech laws, police investigate a racially derogatory Tweet. [Telegraph]
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You mean to tell me that there is nothing better for the police to do in the UK?
Nope. That’s how they spend a lot of their time.
Jim C. This is what the UK police are doing *instead* of “something better”.
For example, they will not investigate Land Registry crimes http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/letters
Financial crimes in the UK are protected by the police. Only name calling and other silly crimes get their full attention.
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