(Daily Mail) – Judges have been ordered to hand out tough jail terms in a crackdown on [what they consider] transgender and homophobic hate crimes.
Offenders found guilty of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexuality should get at least six months in prison, new sentencing guidelines state.
And there should be a six-year jail sentence for those convicted of the worst cases of intolerance against gay or transgender people.
The instructions, released yesterday by the judge-led Sentencing Council – the statutory body that recommends punishment levels – mean transgender hate offences will receive harsher sentences than domestic burglaries.
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