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Zero tolerance, zero sanity

6 August 2016

9:00 AM

6 August 2016

9:00 AM

THE REAL HATE CRIME SCANDAL

For 20 months, I stood accused of a hate crime: homophobically motivated common assault. The British Transport Police pursued my case with extraordinary zeal. So too did the Crown Prosecution Service. I was plunged into a world where common sense withered and died.

The nightmare began when I was travelling home to London after a funeral in Kent.

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