Surely the recent figures published on religiously aggravated crimes under Section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 prove that Catholics are the main victims?
No information is available on the religion of the victim and the 64% of incidents in the analysis is where the crime was deemed to be conduct perceived as derogatory to Catholicism. Section 74 gives equal protection to all groups and sends a clear message that hatred of any form, racism, religious intolerance and extremism will not be tolerated in Scotland.
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