Thought Police in Britain?

Just wondering what to make of this article from the BBC:

Man complains of 'Orwellian police' after tweet investigation

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"He said even though I had committed no crime he needed to check my thinking," said Mr Miller. "We are heading absolutely towards some Orwellian state and the police are using 1984 as an operating manual and this frightens the life out of me."

The police have confirmed:

Quote:

In a statement, Humberside Police said: "We received reports of a number of transphobic comments being posted on social media. "We take all reports of hate related incidents seriously. We will always investigate to determine if a hate crime or incident has been committed and we will then take proportionate action."

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