A JK Rowling tweet in response to police outlining efforts to tackle homophobia in an area where a doctor was murdered has drawn criticism online.
South Wales Police set up a rainbow-coloured information kiosk in Cardiff city centre last weekend to showcase their work in handling anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime as well as their promotion of inclusivity and diversity. The kiosk was close to the spot where doctor Gary Jenkins was brutally murdered in a homophobic attack by two men and one woman including Jason Edwards, from Liverpool.
The initial tweet regarding the community outreach efforts was soon flooded with comments from people who accused South Wales Police of "virtue signalling", and argued that police cars could be put to better use. The police force quickly responded by saying: “Supporting our communities is not virtual [sic] signalling and we make no apologies for doing so.”
