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Thanks to @CPLO_SA and @FundHanns for a great discussion on the #HateCrimesBill!

@CPLO_SA @FundHanns @JhjSA @mattclayton89 But how? The prosecutorial discretion does not save the hate speech provision.

@CPLO_SA @FundHanns @JhjSA @mattclayton89 Criminal law absolves no one! Politicians, artists, churches, everyone will be included.

@CPLO_SA @FundHanns @JhjSA @mattclayton89 If the hate speech provision stands, half our politicians will have criminal records.

Just as a side note, the @CPLO_SA hosts some of the most interesting and exciting dialogues. Very open to debate and engagement.

Floor: To be black person in SA is to live in racist world structurally #HateSpeechBill @CPLO_SA @FundHanns @JhjSA @mattclayton89 @saHCWG

@CPLO_SA @FundHanns @JhjSA @mattclayton89 We so agree! We are hoping to have a colloquium ahead of the parliamentary comments process.

Don't just listen to the theoretical debates, see for yourself what is in the Bill! http://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/bills/2016-HateCrimes-HateSpeechBill.pdf …

@CPLO_SA But can the criminalisation of hate speech address structural inequalities? We do not believe it can.

@Jen_Thorpe Criminalising speech is a slippery slope... the Constitution itself is very specific in what kind of speech is limited.

.@saHCWG Hate crimes deal with crimes that already exist, but takes note of motivation of hate. #HateCrimesBil

@Jen_Thorpe @JhjSA 2. A bad restorative justice system could end up doing more harm than good.

@Jen_Thorpe @JhjSA 1/2 Our position now is that we either do it REALLY well, or not at all. That means really investing in the system.

Matthew Clayton (MC): The difficulty lies in balancing competing rights #HateSpeechBill@CPLO_SA@FundHanns@JhjSA@mattclayton89@saHCWG

@CPLO_SA We say no.

The #HateSpeechBill RT Discussion, hosted by the @CPLO_SA and the @FundHanns @JhjSA@mattclayton89@saHCWG

We are at the @CPLO_SA #HateCrimesBill conversation. Our secretary, Matt Clayton of @TriangleProject will be in debate with @JhjSA.

BREAKING! Hate Crimes Bill gets Cabinet approval for public comment! http://www.gov.za/speeches/statement-cabinet-meeting-19-october-2016-20-oct-2016-0000 …

Devastating #lgbti #HateCrime @saHCWG @LoveNotHateSAhttps://twitter.com/Mambaonline/status/785818674632458240 …

Qwelani evades Court, AGAIN. 8 years on, and @PsySSA_ has had enough: http://www.psyssa.com/postponement-of-qwelane-hate-speech-case-eight-years-later-is-a-denial-of-justice/ …