Irish Prime Minister Blasted for Pushing ‘Hate Speech’ Law Following Dublin Riot

Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has come under fire from free speech advocates after he pushed for new laws following a riot in Dublin that was triggered by a stabbing attack from an alleged immigrant. The prime minister vowed to expedite laws to give police powers to use facial recognition technologies to identify suspects and to update the “incitement to hatred legislation.” But plans to push through the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022, which has been dubbed the “hate speech bill” or the “hate crime bill” by critics, have sparked some strong reactions. Campaigner Free Speech Ireland said the prime minister should be “ashamed” for “citing the actions of a few to erode the rights of all....