A female journalist in Britain was visited at home by two policemen who informed her that she was being investigated for allegedly stirring up racial hatred in a social media post from a year ago. The journalist, Allison Pearson, was not told which tweet they were looking into or the name of her accuser. Essex Police have opened an investigation under Section 17 of the Public Order Act 1986. This incident raises concerns about freedom of speech and the increasing tendency of the police to target law-abiding citizens while ignoring real criminals.