A British autistic girl was dragged kicking and screaming from her home by seven police after “saying a female officer looked like her nana (Grandmother), who is a lesbian.”
The upsetting video, which has since gone viral, shows the police arresting the disabled girl and placing her under arrest.
This constitutes a “homophobic public order offense,” which is punishable by fines and potential prison time, police said.
As the police officers enter the home, the girl’s mother pleads with them, explaining her daughter is autistic, LBC reported.
“She’s made a comment in her own house; she hasn’t said anything to you,” the girl’s mother can be heard saying.
“It doesn’t matter… she’s gettin’ arrested,” a female officer said in response. “She is getting arrested, I’ve got units coming. Don’t worry,” she continued.
At one point, the girl’s mother pleaded with the female officer to stop looking at her as the officer delivered a menacing glare to the frightened child.
“She’s autistic, and you don’t care,” the mother of the girl can be heard saying to police.
“I don’t care; she’s getting arrested. I’ve got units on the way,” the officer fired back.
The girl was then dragged out of the home and placed under arrest.
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According to a caption on the video, the girl had scoliosis, which would be aggravated by the way officers dragged her away.
The West Yorkshire Police Department later defended the conduct of their officers in a statement:
“We are aware of a video circulating on social media which, as is often the case, only provides a very limited snapshot of the circumstances of this incident,” reads the statement.
“Officers had their body-worn video cameras activated during their wider involvement with this young girl, which provides additional context to their actions.”
“We have received a complaint in relation to this incident which is currently being assessed by West Yorkshire Professional Standards Directorate.”
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