british antisocial law is based on german theosophy horseshit from the late 1800s which suggested a lack of "openness" to anyone and everyone regarding telepathy and ability was considered "criminal". because the germans and brits via victoria adopted many german protocols - and this did not translate prowls nor did the code last over time through the wars, the only survivable aspect was muggles versus magical and a hamfisted attempt to conduct some sort of liberal revolution in the 90s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Socialist_Laws?wprov=sfti1


