Controversy Continues Over Scotland's New Hate Crime Laws
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Former SNP cabinet minister Jeane Freeman accused the Scottish government of botching the introduction of controversial new hate crime laws.
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A poll found that only 21% of Scots support the new laws, with 45% wanting them abolished. 31% of SNP voters want them repealed.
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Police Scotland received 8,000 hate crime complaints in the first week since the laws took effect.
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Freeman said excluding misogyny from the laws was a "loophole" that was exploited by opponents.
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Police and politicians have criticized the laws as unworkable due to the flood of complaints.