London police to stop probing ‘non-crime hate incidents’

LONDON: London police said Monday they would stop investigating “non-crime hate incidents” after they were criticized for arresting a comedy writer over anti-transgender social media posts. London’s police commissioner Mark Rowley called for greater clarity on handling offensive social media posts after Graham Linehan — writer of “Father Ted” and the “IT Crowd” — was detained after landing at Heathrow Airport in September over three posts on X. At the time, the UK’s policing watchdog recommended authorities stop recording and investigating hate incidents that were not criminal offenses.

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