{"id":379202,"date":"2018-09-30T23:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T22:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-laughing-at-safe-space-may-be-disability-hate-crime\/"},"modified":"2018-09-30T23:32:22","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T22:32:22","slug":"prison-planet-com-laughing-at-safe-space-may-be-disability-hate-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-laughing-at-safe-space-may-be-disability-hate-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Laughing at \u201csafe space\u201d may be disability hate crime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diversity Macht Frei<\/strong><\/a>
Sept 28, 2018<\/p>\n

It\u2019s getting harder and harder to distinguish reality from Onion-style parodies. But this story is apparently real. Soon Britain will be able to supply the world with an endless supply of comedy just by reporting the news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SafeSpace\"<\/p>\n

This tweet may be reported to the police as a \u201cdisability hate crime\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Comrades, if you\u2019re feeling triggered at the Labour Party conference, don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve found the official #SafeSpace<\/a>\u2026 #Lab2018<\/a> @talkRADIO<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ssoJRpfvrJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) September 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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One autistic party member, Rebecca*, told DNS this afternoon (Thursday) how she had seen Hartley-Brewer\u2019s video on Twitter.<\/p>\n

She had already used the conference safe space as she had been experiencing panic attacks because she had been finding the noise and crowds at the conference \u201coverwhelming\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cI used it to chill out. It really helped.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

But she then saw Hartley-Brewer\u2019s Twitter message, which she said left her feeling \u201chumiliated and violated\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was supported by\u00a0Disability Labour<\/a>, which represents disabled party members, after turning up in distress at its conference stand.<\/p>\n

She said she came across the stand and \u201cjust burst into tears, shaking with anger and rage\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She praised the support she was given by Disability Labour and said she was now set to report the incident to the police as a potential disability hate crime.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A second disabled member also told Disability Labour that he believed the room was no longer a \u201csafe space\u201d because of Hartley-Brewer\u2019s actions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hartley-Brewer has refused to apologise, although she tweeted: \u201cI\u2019m told that this \u2018safe space\u2019 at Labour conference is meant for people with autism and other disabilities. The sign doesn\u2019t say that.<\/p>\n

*Not her real name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

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This article was posted: Friday, September 28, 2018 at 4:54 am<\/p>\n

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