Autistic girl 16 arrested for saying police officer looked like her lesbian nana

Was she “arrested” or “taken into custody”. They are two different things.

People who are drunk and violent are usually taken into custody for their own protection as well as that if those around them.

Galaxy

Is looking like a lesbian a bad thing. The phrase is playing to some stereotypes but I find it homophobic if its seen as an insult.

Ofgs

It said on TV this morning that the girl said the police woman looked like her lesbian nana.

Even if they were told the girl was autistic they probably don’t know what being autistic even means. They know everything there is to know about painting rainbows on police cars but not about disabilities. they need educating.

Great mother- not. Who would ask police to collect their own daughter and what is the daughter doing being drunk underage anyway? The mother should be held to account.

"Officers had driven the young woman home after her family told the police she "was intoxicated in the city centre,"
She allegedly made the comment upon her return and was then dragged away screaming after having been accused of homophobia.' This was at 1am on Monday.

The homophobic comment doesn't bother me; what does is that a 16 year old, designated autistic by her mother, is drunk at midnight in the city centre and the family, aware of this but apparently unable to collect the girl themselves,called the police to bring her home, which they did. She then behaved abusively.
The family's response: to film the incident and circulate it immediately.
Autism is far too frequently used as an excuse for bad behaviour; it would be interesting to see what sort of diagnosis this girl has, but that of course will be confidential.
The police officer she called a lesbian nana has her photograph and name published in the paper.

It might be or it might be rubbish interpretation of hate speech law. It's going to be interesting if hate speech legislation ends up disproportionately impacting a protected group.

So do I.

As ever, there is probably more to this tale. The girl didn’t say the PC looked like her nana, she said she looked like a lesbian. I think there’s a difference. As Galaxy says, is saying someone ‘looks like a lesbian’ a bad thing?
I suspect mischief making by the girl’s mother.

It all depends if she was out of control, the police would not know that she was autistic and took her into custody for her own protection.

This happens regularly, with anyone who is not behaving reasonably, often drunk, high on drugs or just plain aggressive.

Is looking like a lesbian a bad thing. The phrase is playing to some stereotypes but I find it homophobic if its seen as an insult.

Wyllow3

1. It does seem very very wrong

2. I'm waiting for the full report as only parts of the whole situation were filmed not by the police and posted on social media.

I agree. Apparently, she was found drunk in town and the police took her home. The mother started shouting at the police and the girl then said the policewoman looked like a lesbian. It sounds as though the police have been heavy-handed, but I'd rather wait for the whole story.

We know a young woman who is severely autistic with many other problems. She says inappropriate things all the time. She can't help it.

When I called the police because two hooligans were jumping on the roof of my neighbour's car (he was away from home), trying the door handles and throwing beer bottles in the road - they couldn't even find one officer to attend.

I make no judgement on this particular incident - the video is, as said, only a snapshot of the incident, the police do face abuse and - did they know she was autistic?

However, after they were informed she was autistic, did they really need to take her into custody? Couldn't this have been dealt with in the home? There was a time when police officers had the intelligence and wit to warn young people, in the presence of their parents, and caution them.

1. It does seem very very wrong

2. I'm waiting for the full report as only parts of the whole situation were filmed not by the police and posted on social media.

Anyone with a relative who is neurodivergent should be concerned by this…

Heavy handed is the kindest thing you could say.

Why don’t the police get on with catching criminals and not bumping up their stats with soft targets. ?
(Rhetorical question)