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The Metropolitan Police will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents, the department announced Monday, allowing officers to “focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations.” The policy shift came as the Metropolitan Police dropped its probe into Father Ted creator Graham Linehan, who was arrested by five officers at Heathrow Airport on Sept. 1 on suspicion of inciting violence in social media posts, the BBC reported. The Crown Prosecution Service decided no further action should be taken after reviewing the evidence. “The commissioner has been clear he doesn’t believe officers should be policing toxic culture war debates, with current laws and rules on inciting violence online leaving them in an impossible position,” a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said, according to BBC. (RELATED: UK High Court Rules On Whether Men Pretending To Be Women Are Real Women) If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls. — Graham Linehan (@Glinner) April 20, 2025 Non-crime hate incidents are alleged acts perceived to be motivated by hostility toward people with certain characteristics, such as race or transgenderism. They do not amount to criminal offenses but are recorded to collect data on incidents that could escalate into serious harm, according to Home Office guidance. Linehan said he was arrested over three April posts on X about his views on challenging “a trans-identified male” in “a female-only space,” the BBC reported. One post stated: “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls.” Linehan and the Free Speech Union vowed to sue the Metropolitan Police, alleging wrongful arrest and interference with his right to free speech. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously called on the government to “change or clarify” the law following the arrest.
