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Police drag autistic girl out of house ‘because she said officer looked like her lesbian grandmother’ (www.thepinknews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

“Upon returning her to the address, comments were made which resulted in the girl being arrested on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence. The nature of the comments made was fully captured on body-worn video.”

So they are justifying their behavior by calling her homophobic?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I'm not from the UK, what is a "public order offence"? Can that encompass anything "disturbing the public order"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Not the first time they've pulled this kind of stunt, a few years ago an autistic teenager was arrested for asking a trans PCSO if he was a boy or a girl. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/teen-prosecuted-after-asking-whether-17651755