Trigger warning: Girl gets arrested, seemingly for being Autistic in a built up area.

I'm still confused about what really happened or how the situation could have been handled.

1. The police were first involved in taking the drunken girl home from the city centre.  Why?  I thought the police were  no longer getting involved in mental health issues.
2. Why was the mother allowed to film the encounter on her mobile phone?  Any competent police person would have confiscated her phone and deleted the incriminating video.

I do not think that police officers lawfully can take possessions off people who are not committing any offence, as they would be either committing theft, or criminal damage, depending on whether or not they kept the phone for any length of time.

I like your sense of humour

No he has a point.

I've refused to give things to the police or comply when they've exceeded their authority and made it stick.  

Just because someone (whether wearing a costume or not) tells you what to do, does not always mean that you have to comply!

It's a matter for individual judgement, at least in those capable of making a judgement in such situations. People do get "awed" by authority celebrity or money very easily though..

No he has a point.

I've refused to give things to the police or comply when they've exceeded their authority and made it stick.  

Just because someone (whether wearing a costume or not) tells you what to do, does not always mean that you have to comply!

It's a matter for individual judgement, at least in those capable of making a judgement in such situations. People do get "awed" by authority celebrity or money very easily though..