The Scottish Daily Mail’s Mike Blakely reacts after frontline officers warned they ‘can’t cope' with the surge in hate crime reports, following new laws being introduced.

The legislation, which came into effect on April 1, faced a fierce backlash from Harry Potter author JK Rowling and former Rangers and Scotland footballer Ally McCoist.

Scottish ministers, meanwhile, have defended the legislation, with Scottish Greens coleader and minister Patrick Harvie warning those peddling false information would have a “heavy price on their conscience”

Mike says: “Police are concerned about drowning in complaints!”

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