The UK’s shocking secret police “non-crime” speech lists put kids’ future careers at risk

In a damaging move against free speech, British kids are being warned to be careful about what they say online as it could ruin their future careers. That’s because police have already recorded thousands of “non-crime hate incidents” involving kids. These non-crime hate incidents could show up if an employer conducted a deep background check.

Non-crime hate incidents are cases of “hostility towards religion, race, or transgender identity.” Police in the UK are required to record these incidents even without evidence of a so-called hate element.

Since 2014, when the law was enacted, more than 2,000 incidents involving kids under the age of 17 have been recorded, according to new FOI (freedom of information) requests by The Telegraph.

Multiple forces across the country refused an FOI request, citing the high cost of retrieving the data, meaning the numbers could be much higher.

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