Reading the website I was starting to think is was a wind-up, a spoof site, but police.uk seems to be the legit subdomain of uk for all things fuzz.
The whole thing is terrifying - worse because it seems to be put together and run by idiots. Just look at how poorly written it is:
"Hate can be any incident or crime, motivated by prejudice or hostility (or perceived to be so) ..."
So, if someone thinks you did something to them because you hate them, they can report you!!! How, I wonder, can they tell whether a person is reporting someone because they hate them?
"'Hate' can cause a range of emotional responses, including fear, anger and shock. People experience mental and physical well-being issues such as problems sleeping, depression, anxiety and paranoia. Hate hurts and no-one should have to tolerate it."
I bet being reported for a hate crime can cause all of these things to. Bet Dunkula had some anxiety and sleepless nights. Should he have to tolerate it?
"Non-crime hate incidents include things such as offensive or insulting comments, online, in person or in writing."
This hits close to home. There have been more than a few times I've informed someone online that their god does not exist - and while I regard this as a simple fact I'm pretty sure from the response that the recipient of this knowledge has felt offended or insulted and could have perceived that this was hateful.
"Even if you are unsure whether what you have experienced or witnessed was a crime, by reporting the incident, it enables us to support the victim, deal with it appropriately, work with our partners to better understand hate crime and ultimately, stop others becoming victims."
From the video (spoken by Sarah Poolman):
"Throughout 2017 we've seen a number of incidents across the country that have lead to increased levels of hate crime, but also those being reported to police across the country."
Madness. They seem to have been given some kind of vague mandate to "do something" and even they don't know what they're supposed to do so they make big arse covering statements which will probably end up with someone getting burned at the stake.
Maybe it's time for every man to become a Muslim so at least if you get reported for a hate crime by a woman it will only count as half a report - plus you'll be able to claim that the report itself is a hate crime because you're a muslim.