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Police can't handle entry level banter here, every officer I've dealt with has been a power tripping cunt including the PCSO's who don't even have arresting powers.
Yeah it's the worst people that sign up for that job (obviously not all of them). Especially the parts where they wield power the density of assholes increases.
Especially the PCSOs.
I've found that white brits can't handle their own banter being directed back at them. They'll say the most outlandish things about the French being cowards who reek of garlic but God forbid someone call British food bland.
Awful. Being autistic she may well have meant it at face value without it being an insult, and not understood what she did wrong as she just stated a fact. Then being dragged out while she had an autistic meltdown :(
Even if she did mean it as an insult and wasn't autistic, there'd be still no need to drag her out and arrest her. She's a kid. Educate her, sure, but there was no need to escalate it.
Educate her, sure
"now honey, what you said was deeply offensive to your grandmother. she doesn't look like a 
!"
The bottom line is, the victim having autism and being young is irrelevant in the sense that no-one should be treated like that for such a trivial insult.
It's obviously still relevant, the victim is particularly vulnerable, making the abuse so much more obviously callous and disgusting. But I say if this happened to Joe Citizen, it would also be horrific.
That is a pretty sick brurn though. Good on ya, autistic lady whether you meant it as an insult or not. Sorry about the pigs throwing a temper tantrum
You shouldn't call cops "pigs." Pigs are intelligent and loving creatures
Fair, my apologies to the swine. You don't deserve to be associated with cops
"Better a pig than a Fascist" - Porco Rosso
Even if she did mean it as an insult and wasn’t autistic, SO WHAT FUCK OFF COP, INSULTS AREN'T ILLEGAL!!!
Fixed that for you.
She is right. The cops here in the UK are bullies and they treat the public like crap. Bullied in school became a cop to get power, uses power to bully others. The way they treat people is awful. I work in accommodation for the homless and the diffrece in the way the police talk to me and them, is night and day.
Thing is, no one want to be friends with a cop or be in a relationship with them.... could you imagen breaking up with a cop? Fuxk that! i'd sooner cut a finger off.
Generally, there are two types of CHUDs:
People who were popular in high school and bullied people, and being a CHUD is how they can relive their glory days as the cool kids forever
People who were bullied by group one, and decided to get their revenge on the world by becoming bullies themselves.
I think this applies everywhere. The power attracts a particular personality type that is less than trustworthy.
When you're a cop, you get to hurt anyone who upsets you in any way. The law is secondary, if it shows up at all. You're a tool for indiscriminate violence.
"You snowflakes need to grow a thicker skin!"
"Hold on, you're insulting ME! THAT'S ILLEGAL BUDDY!"
So they expect us to be tougher than them?
These cops would never survive in a CoD lobby.
He must look like an aging lesbian. They've blurred his face in every picture.
I'm jealous of you guys that this is a scandal there.
We Americans would just be like "She's still alive!? Cop must have gotten laid that morning or something to be in such an un-murdery mood."
We will get there don't you worry.
The UK police don't have the funding to attrace the uterly ruthless. It isn't reall fair.
“Upon returning her to the address, comments were made which resulted in the girl being arrested on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence. The nature of the comments made was fully captured on body-worn video.”
So they are justifying their behavior by calling her homophobic?
Sounds to me like it's the police who are homophobic, taking “lesbian” as an insult.
Alright.
So why are there like 8 police officers in the house before the arresting comment is even said?
Why was this fragile person with scoliosis and severe autism out, pissed up, past midnight on a Monday night in Leeds city centre?
I have no idea, but to play devil's advocate, it kind of sounds like this kid is a piece of shit and got arrested for it, and the parents are hiding her behaviour behind the autism shield for sympathy.
I'm suddenly reminded of that dying man who mooned a speed camera only for loads of police to swarm his house later on.
That’s a solid burn though.
It's not even a burn, if the officer is older they could very well look like that girl's lesbian grandmother. And if they do, so what?
🎶Fuck the police!🎶
I HATE EVERY COP I HATE EVERY COP I HATE EVERY COP
Funny burn, awful treatment. Shame on the police.