Is this a case of racial profiling?
Mon, 2008-02-11 19:31
#1
Is this a case of racial profiling?
Mon, 2008-02-11 19:31
#2
This incident involves the Thunder Bay police and a native student attending high school, away from his home community.
[url=http://www.chroniclejournal.com/stories_local.php?id=90977]http://www.ch...
I wonder how many young native men are stopped by police, for no reason, except that they are native. It happened to both my sons.
I think there is a need for our young people, to be educated on what their rights are, when a police officer stops to question them.
Mon, 2008-02-11 19:49
#3
Makwa
quote:
Originally posted by zazzo:
[b]I think there is a need for our young people, to be educated on what their rights are, when a police officer stops to question them.[/b]
From personal experience, it is wise to be surrounded by white classmates or other 'credible' witneses when stopped by police to minimize the possiblity of receiving a painful beating and trumped up charges.
Tue, 2008-02-12 04:05
#4
"Is this a case of racial profiling?"
I often feel timid responding to such questions because I have no legal background - yadda yadda. But hell, if that were my daughter and the same thing happened to her for wearing a [i]sweatshirt from a clothing line favoured by (black) gangs[/i] I'd be SPITTING mad.
So [b]yes[/b], I'd say this is a case if racial profiling.
Tue, 2008-02-12 04:25
#5
Maysie
quote:
zazzo: I wonder how many young native men are stopped by police, for no reason, except that they are native. It happened to both my sons.I think there is a need for our young people, to be educated on what their rights are, when a police officer stops to question them.
zazzo: The answer is yes, and it's despicable and shameful. Sadly this, and worse, will continue until some fundamental change happens.
quote:
Makwa: From personal experience, it is wise to be surrounded by white classmates or other 'credible' witneses when stopped by police to minimize the possiblity of receiving a painful beating and trumped up charges.
Makwa, I see your wry humour, and I raise you: Too bad we can't have a team of white ally "Legitimators" armed with video cameras marching through the streets to witness/ prevent/ document racist harassment and assault. Although, once I'm going to la-la-land I might as well simply wish for no more racist police brutality, duh. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img]
Tue, 2008-02-12 04:46
#6
writer
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Tue, 2008-02-12 05:24
#7
quote:
Originally posted by bigcitygal:
[b]Makwa, I see your wry humour, and I raise you: Too bad we can't have a team of white ally "Legitimators" armed with video cameras marching through the streets to witness/ prevent/ document racist harassment and assault. Although, once I'm going to la-la-land I might as well simply wish for no more racist police brutality, duh. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img] [/b]
That could actually be quite interesting! Can I sign up? Can I? Huh? [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img]
Tue, 2008-02-12 11:19
#8
Why can't they wear black gangsta clothes like everyone else?
Tue, 2008-02-12 15:51
#9
And to think that when I was a teenager I wore army fatigues. [i]American[/i] army fatigues! Somehow that meant "hippie" lo, those 30 years ago...
Wed, 2008-02-13 00:41
#10
actually, the initial appearance of old "army" clothes in the Sixties-early Seventies counterculture was among returning Vietnam vets who had turned against the war.
Wed, 2008-02-13 02:15
#11
Cueball
Actually, its because army surplus used to be cheap, so people with few means bought them as cheap rugged clothing. Hippies picked up on the styles of farm workers, hunters, trappers and other people doing forestry and the like.
What does this have to do with racial profiling?
[ 13 February 2008: Message edited by: Cueball ]
Wed, 2008-02-13 09:19
#12
quote:
Too bad we can't have a team of white ally "Legitimators" armed with video cameras marching through the streets to witness/ prevent/ document racist harassment and assault.
Do they have to be only White?
What [b]would[/b] be feasible would be to make it mandatory for all police action to be videotaped by the cops themselves - as highway interventions now are in many U.S. states - with any subsequent charge being thrown out if the vidotape record mysteriously becomes unavailable or has key parts missing at the time of the trial...