Metropolitan Police Definition of A Hate Crime

[Old_Sausage]

Hi everyone. This is my first post here.

Someone posted this today on an internet forum and I am very curious to get an opinion from any legal professionals on what appears to me to be an Orwellian word salad that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Apart from being completely nonsensical, it seems to be highly subjective. I believe the political class "hate" the people of our nation, especially Brexiteers, so can I ask the Met Police to arrest the entire House of Commons? It's obviously ludicrous

Anyone care to share their opinion?

[Amethyst]

The MET seem to have amended their page ( https://www.met.police.uk/advice/adv...is-hate-crime/) following the criticism on Social Media earlier in the year. ( Unless there's another page?)



Blog about this from someone sensible http://barristerblogger.com/2018/03/...what-it-means/

I believe these are the Police & CPS agreed definitions;

A hate incident is any incident that is not a criminal offence, but something which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by hate or prejudice.

"Any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice, based on a person's disability or perceived disability; race or perceived race; or religion or perceived religion; or sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation or transgender identity or perceived transgender identity."