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Despite a hate crime being one that is defined as such by the person who presents themselves as the victim, in October the police in Scotland demonstrated less than equal or fair treatment of ‘protected groups’ before the law when faith is involved.

After contacting police in Scotland about a hate incident after posters were placed around Dundee which strongly implied religious people were responsible for hate crimes (November en), David Robertson was told by the police that in fact he was wrong; no hate crime had occurred.