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HATE CRIME: Canadian Man Facing 2 Years In Prison For Passing Out ‘Safe Sex’ Pamphlets At Gay Pride Parade

Amanda Prestigiacomo

A criminal arrest warrant was put out last week for a Canadian bus driver, a Christian man named Bill Whatcott, for distributing “safe sex” pamphlets which condemned homosexuality — at a gay pride rally. This was apparently a “hate crime.”

The 51-year-old has been charged with the “Wilful Promotion of Hatred against an identifiable group, namely the gay community” and faces up to two years behind bars. According to a news release from the Toronto Police Service, Whatcott was arrested in Calgary on June 22 in connection to the “Hate Crime investigation.” Whatcott says he drove to the station and turned himself in.

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