The police response to an ex-officer’s allegedly transphobic tweets was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.
Harry Miller was visited by Humberside Police at work in January last year after a complaint about his tweets.
He was told he had not committed a crime, but it would be recorded as a non-crime “hate incident”.
The court found the force’s actions were a “disproportionate interference” with his right to freedom of expression.
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The way police record “non-crime hate incidents” against transgender people has “a chilling effect” on freedom of expression, the High Court has heard.
Former police officer Harry Miller was contacted by Humberside Police in January following a complaint about alleged transphobic tweets.
The court heard he was told he had not committed a crime, but his post was being recorded as a “hate incident”.
He is taking action against the College of Policing and Humberside Police.
Mr Miller, from Lincolnshire, claims the guidelines breached his human rights to freedom of expression.
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A man interviewed by police over alleged transphobic tweets is challenging police guidance on hate incidents against transgender people.
Harry Miller, from Caistor in Lincolnshire, was contacted by Humberside Police over a limerick he re-tweeted.
He is now seeking a judicial review of the College of Policing (CoP) guidelines at the High Court.
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A man from Lincolnshire has set up a campaign group which he says is aimed at protecting freedom of speech.
Harry Miller was spoken to by Humberside Police after he re-tweeted a poem about transgender women which some people found offensive.
Mr Miller, who is a former police officer, was not arrested or charged with anything – and has complained that his freedom of expression was being supressed.
At the time, he said he was “utterly shocked” to be questioned by a police constable.
“This is not about being anti-trans. This is all about telling the police
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