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The ‘hate incidents’ probed by police: From a tweet about identifying as a fish, to a boy calling another a ‘leprechaun, how cops are ‘wasting time’ on ‘ridiculous’ cases

A former PC tweeting a joke about identifying as a fish and a boy calling another a ‘leprechaun’ are further examples of so-called ‘hate incidents’ investigated by police.  Non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) are meant to be reserved for cases that are ‘clearly motivated by intentional hostility’ and where there is a genuine risk of significant […]