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David Kennedy, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said the law could “cause havoc with trust in police.” And the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents wrote to lawmakers to express worry that the law could be “weaponized” by an “activist fringe.”
Scotland's government says a new law will tackle hate crime. Critics say it could hurt free speech →
A nationwide ban, however, might be too extreme, he said.
