WHETHER or not Murdo Fraser’s original comment justified being recorded as a hate crime, it certainly does deserve to be recorded as an example of why he is unfit to hold public office.
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The stupidity of the remark, presumably intended to introduce misplaced humour into what otherwise would have been an unremarkable statement, is not even original. It has become common currency amongst those who wish to ridicule non-binary individuals. As such it clearly constitutes a slur, and exemplifies the “it was just banter, for goodness sake” attitude towards minorities in general still prevalent amongst the more extreme members of his support base.
His carefully crafted legal letter to Police Scotland smacks of a desire to polarise the debate rather than to clarify the law, and simply draws further attention to the crassness of the original post.
Cameron Crawford
Rothesay
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