{"id":1997606,"date":"2023-08-11T09:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teenage-autistic-girl-arrested-by-u-k-police-for-homophobic-remark-after-saying-officer-looked-like-a-lesbian\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T10:01:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:01:14","slug":"teenage-autistic-girl-arrested-by-u-k-police-for-homophobic-remark-after-saying-officer-looked-like-a-lesbian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teenage-autistic-girl-arrested-by-u-k-police-for-homophobic-remark-after-saying-officer-looked-like-a-lesbian\/","title":{"rendered":"UK police arrest autistic teen girl for making a &#8216;homophobic&#8217; comment about an officer&#8217;s appearance."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteenage-autistic-girl-arrested-by-u-k-police-for-homophobic-remark-after-saying-officer-looked-like-a-lesbian%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1997606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Autistic Teen Arrested for Homophobic Remark<\/h2>\n<p>A 16-year-old British girl with autism was taken into custody\u200b earlier this week after saying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-student-murders-everything-to-know-ahead-of-bryan-kohbergers-arraignment\/\" title=\"Bryan Kohberger's arraignment for Idaho student murders: What you need to know.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won't Enforce COVID Curfew\">police officer<\/a> looked<\/a> like a lesbian. The incident, captured on video and shared on TikTok\u200d by the girl&#8217;s mother, has sparked controversy and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jim-jordan-gives-ultimatum-on-the-upcoming-electoral-college-showdown-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Jim Jordan Gives Ultimatum On The Upcoming Electoral College Showdown (VIDEO)\">raised concerns<\/a> about \u200bpolice handling\u200b of individuals with\u200b autism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UK:\u2064 A mother \u2063in Leeds captured terrifying footage of West Yorkshire Police brutally arresting her 16-year-old autistic daughter\u2064 for\u200b &#8220;homophobia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She told \u200cReduxx that her child was in custody for 20 hours despite not knowing what the charges were.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dLO2cxHgvG\">https:\/\/t.co\/dLO2cxHgvG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jRJwJnCboa\">pic.twitter.com\/jRJwJnCboa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReduxxMag\/status\/1689625037127532544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Unjust Arrest<\/h3>\n<p>The girl&#8217;s mother, Nikita Snow, recounted the events leading up to her daughter&#8217;s arrest. After her sister expressed concerns about the girl&#8217;s behavior, the police were called to their home.\u200d However, upon\u2064 arrival, the situation escalated when the teenager made \u2064a \u200ccomment about one of the female officers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She said &#8216;I think she&#8217;s a lesbian like nanna Julie,'&#8221;\u200c Snow explained. &#8220;Suddenly, an officer launched herself at me and my daughter, dragging her away for a &#8216;homophobic public order offense.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Misunderstanding and Mistreatment<\/h3>\n<p>According to Snow, her \u200ddaughter immediately\u200d apologized and tried \u200dto explain that her comment was not meant to be\u200b offensive. However, the female officer insisted on arresting the\u2064 teenager, \u200bdisregarding her autism \u200dand \u2064the fact that her grandmother is a lesbian.<\/p>\n<p>Footage\u200d of\u200d the incident shows the girl being forcefully taken out of the house, despite Snow&#8217;s pleas \u2062for\u200b understanding\u200c due to her daughter&#8217;s scoliosis. The girl fell to \u2063the ground\u200b and\u2063 grabbed her shoulder in pain\u200c as the police attempted to take her into custody.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cyoung girl was \u200bheld\u200c in custody \u2064for 20 \u200dhours without being informed of the charges against her. \u200bSnow emphasized that her daughter was never read her\u200d rights, and the police officer did not have a warrant or permission to enter their \u200dhome.<\/p>\n<h3>Police\u2064 Response<\/h3>\n<p>The West Yorkshire Police responded to the \u2064incident, stating that\u200d the video shared\u2063 on \u200bsocial media only provides a limited snapshot of\u2063 the circumstances. They \u2064assured the public \u200dthat they take \u200bthe welfare of young people and neurodiversity seriously. The department also mentioned that \u2062the girl appeared to be \u200cintoxicated \u2062and was\u2063 arrested on suspicion \u2062of a homophobic public order offense.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200c the video has sparked outrage and calls for a thorough investigation\u200d into the police&#8217;s handling of the \u2064situation. The incident highlights the need for better training \u200cand understanding when interacting with individuals with autism.<\/p>\n<p>U.K.\u2062 law defines a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-member-claims-to-be-victim-of-homophobic-vandalism-no-one-will-provide-the-police-report\/\" title=\"School Board Member Claims To Be Victim Of Homophobic Vandalism. No One Will Provide The Police Report.\">homophobic hate crime<\/a>\u200c as any incident or crime perceived to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards a person&#8217;s sexual orientation or transgender identity. It is crucial to address such incidents with\u2062 sensitivity and\u200b ensure the rights and \u2064well-being of all individuals are protected.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1691837172997000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3L5AES424lnmUopfduGAIe\">CLICK HERE TO GET\u2063 THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 16-year-old British girl with autism was arrested for making a comment about a police officer&#8217;s appearance. In a video shared on TikTok, her mother captured the moment when seven West Yorkshire Police officers entered their home and forcefully took the girl away, citing a &#8220;homophobic public order offense.&#8221; Initially, the police had arrived in a vehicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1997607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1997606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1997606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1997607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1997606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1997606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1997606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}