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Twitter Baffled by Toronto Police Searching For a Missing Woman... With a Goatee
Twitter Baffled by Toronto Police Searching For a Missing Woman... With a Goatee
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Many have pointed out that when it comes to searching for missing people, observing Canada's mandatory gender-identification consciousness might be less... 01.07.2022, Sputnik International
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Toronto Police have posted a news release saying they are looking for a missing woman, Isobella Degrace, 27, attaching a picture of a person who for all intents and purposes resembles a man.Degrace was last seen on June 25 in the Ryerson Avenue and Bathurst Street area. Police highlighted that they are concerned for the person's safety. However, what appears to be an effort to respect someone's preferred gender identity turned out to be confusing and borderline misleading for many people. Many users were quick to blast the police department over its call for public assistance being less than helpful. Instead of trying to help search for the missing person, many people ended up engaging in a heated debate on trans rights.Others simply mocked the way Toronto Police requested public assistance.The confusing tips on the missing person come as many view the Canadian Human Rights Act as potentially envisaging penalties for those who fail to use someone's preferred pronouns. Among such penalties could be mandatory sensitivity training, a requirement to issue an apology or a publication ban.
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Twitter Baffled by Toronto Police Searching For a Missing Woman... With a Goatee
07:56 GMT 01.07.2022 (Updated: 11:01 GMT 07.04.2025) Many have pointed out that when it comes to searching for missing people, observing Canada's mandatory gender-identification consciousness might be less important than providing information that isn't potentially confusing.
Toronto Police have posted a news release saying they are looking for a missing woman, Isobella Degrace, 27, attaching a picture of a person who for all intents and purposes resembles a man.
"She is described as 5’10", with a thin build, shaggy blonde hair, and a full goatee," the police said. "She was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and grey pants."
Degrace was last seen on June 25 in the Ryerson Avenue and Bathurst Street area. Police highlighted that they are concerned for the person's safety.
However, what appears to be an effort to respect someone's preferred gender identity turned out to be confusing and borderline misleading for many people. Many users were quick to blast the police department over its call for public assistance being less than helpful.
Instead of trying to help search for the missing person, many people ended up engaging in a heated debate on trans rights.
Others simply mocked the way Toronto Police requested public assistance.
The confusing tips on the missing person come as many view the
Canadian Human Rights Act as potentially envisaging penalties for those who fail to use someone's preferred pronouns. Among such penalties could be mandatory sensitivity training, a requirement to issue an apology or a publication ban.
