Decades of racism in Ontario's public service
Sun, 2008-02-03 08:45
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Decades of racism in Ontario's public service
Sun, 2008-02-03 08:45
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[b]Behind bars of hate:
A poisonous situation in our correctional facilities has been allowed to fester for decades[/b]Denial, indifference, ineptitude and failure have for the past two decades characterized the efforts of corrections ministry to deal with racism behind the bars of Ontario's jails, according to insiders within the union and corrections system.
... Ontario's corrections ministry has been taken to task three times during the past decade by a provincial human rights tribunal for failing to deal with what it concluded was a "racially poisoned" workplace.
... Peter Kormos, the NDP critic, said successive governments have insisted the issue is being dealt with, but the atmosphere within the jails remains as poisoned as it was 20 years ago.
"It's unconscionable racism has been allowed to flourish in a public institution when so much is at stake" Kormos said, calling for a public inquiry into racism at Ontario's jails.
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Sun, 2008-02-03 13:21
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saga
Why does it say nothing about identifying and dealing with the individual offenders?
Why is the victim on leave instead of the offender?
Sun, 2008-02-03 17:11
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Beyond the hurt of being called despicable names, the frustration that similar letters have targeted black guards as far back as 2005 was the sting of betrayal. [b]Almost beyond doubt,[/b] the letters are coming from one or more guards that work at the jail.
The identity of the perpetrators remains unknown.
There have been a few articles about these incidents over the past few years, and I have wondered if there would be more public outrage if it were occurring at a different workplace, rather than against jail guards.
Sun, 2008-02-03 17:19
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saga
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Originally posted by Sineed:
[b]The identity of the perpetrators remains unknown.There have been a few articles about these incidents over the past few years, and I have wondered if there would be more public outrage if it were occurring at a different workplace, rather than against jail guards.[/b]
Perhaps it wouldn't get to this stage if it wasn't corrections, imo, although policing certainly has been identified as having significant problems too.
It's disgusting. I see nothing about a police investigation. ???
What public outrage would you suggest we engage in? [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img]
Scathing letters to the Minister?
It's a place to start I guess ...
[i] The ministry is now working to ensure the safety of its jail guards, including escorting female officers to parking lots and installing home security alarms for those who have been victims of the hate letters, she said.
"It's a long road. It's a complex process," Crean said. "There's no quick fix. It's difficult to change human behaviour."[/i]
I don't find this very reassuring. [img]rolleyes.gif" border="0[/img]
You don't "change" the violent racist thugs:
First, you arrest them (and fire them).
Then they go to jail for threatening and stalking and criminally harassing people, hate crimes.
This is absolutely disgusting.
[ 03 February 2008: Message edited by: saga ]
Sun, 2008-02-03 20:54
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This could not be happening for so long without a dismissive/indifferent attitude on the part of the higher echelons of the correctional service bureaucray.
As for the general public in general, its complacence is beyond belief. The myth "Canada is a world champion when it comes to human rights" has been repeated enough for people to believe it.
Hence, in my view, when people read about racism, they think that the govenment is taking care of the problem.
Sun, 2008-02-03 21:22
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saga
quote:
Originally posted by adam stratton:
[b]This could not be happening for so long without a dismissive/indifferent attitude on the part of the higher echelons of the correctional service bureaucray.As for the general public in general, its complacence is beyond belief. The myth "Canada is a world champion when it comes to human rights" has been repeated enough for people to believe it.
Hence, in my view, when people read about racism, they think that the govenment is taking care of the problem.[/b]
Agreed. So how do we deal with it?
How do we create "public outrage"?