"In my last inspection or one of my last inspections of the last year about activism and impartiality in policing it was quite clear that the police were getting it wrong on too many occasions in relation to what was a non-crime hate instance and what was an actual criminal offence. We saw many offences when we went into a number of forces where they've been recorded incorrectly, where they've been over-recorded and I think for police officers in the society we have at the moment there is a fear that if they undercook it then they will be criticised for it. So we did see more offences being wrongly categorised as crimes that could have been recorded as something else and some non-crime hate incidents that didn't actually meet the definition."
"Sir Andy said when no crime has been committed then the twitter police knock on someone's door to record the idiotic so-called 'non-crime hate incidents.'"
"Free Speech Union warns the UK police are 'acting like the Stasi' and 'do not understand the law'"
Police forces are recording non-crime hate incidents even when no criminal offence has occurred. Inspections found misclassification and over-recording of offences across multiple forces. Officers express fear of criticism if they under-record incidents, driving conservative recording practices. Calls exist to abolish or reform non-crime hate incident logging to safeguard freedom of speech. Notable cases include an armed arrest at Heathrow over online posts and a Warwickshire record after refusal to shake a hand in a gender identity dispute. A free speech group compared police behaviour to the Stasi, and clearer guidance and definitions are recommended.
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