Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-11 05:44:44 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B7B937D7E83BEF0E2C6776959958575E9A720F870085E174B6FE4BB67B4ED49C
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Original Note:
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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