Police Scotland says no action will be taken against JK Rowling, after the author criticised Scotland’s new hate crime law. The Harry Potter author lashed out at new measures which came into force on April 1 and challenged police to arrest her. Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf introduced the legislation, which aims to tackle harm caused by hatred and prejudice. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:25 In Scotland, having this hate crime legislation, protecting people, giving them that protection from hatred,
00:32 while at the same time protecting people in terms of the freedom of expression,
00:36 for me ensures that we've got a piece of legislation that will be enacted and implemented in a way that is absolutely balanced.
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01:31 We should not be criminalising people saying common sense things about biological sex.
01:37 Clearly that isn't right. We have a proud tradition of free speech,
01:40 and I think it just shows whether it's the SNP or the Labour, these are the wrong set of priorities for the country.
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