Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-11 07:08:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 575AA1F8832405DFFC6AFD3646BC65BAD1FD05A39A852241747E0B19ED233595
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Context: A comment from an autistic girl with a lesbian grandmother, not said with any homophobic intention, was interpreted by the Police officers as being homophobic, a criminal offense, given the jurisdiction is the UK. Arrest was done with extraordinary force. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-66462895 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12392871/Autistic-girl-16-arrested-dragged-screaming-home-Leeds-12-officers-saying-female-cop-looked-like-lesbian-nana.html
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