Yet another example of RCMP racism
Tue, 2008-11-04 12:03
#1
Yet another example of RCMP racism
Tue, 2008-11-04 12:03
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Blogger Robert Jago [url=http://rjjago.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/what-will-the-rcmp-do-about-racis... a disturbing (but not surprising) story of disgusting racism that his brother experienced from the RCMP after being the victim of a home invasion on his reserve in BC:
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The RCMP arrived - Constables Wilson and Graham of the Ridge Meadows Detachment. According to the witnesses, they were immediately hostile. Daniel said that in the presence of those witnesses - including the aforementioned aunt Dee (who works on the band council, and is one of the elders of the Kwantlen band) they shouted ‘you’re a bunch of drunk Indians, get over it‘. They then threw my brother - the victim - into an ambulance with one of the home invaders. At the hospital, he said the police continued to insult and attack him, throwing him against a wall.They eventually took him aside and threw him in hospital security. When he tried to press charges, he said they laughed at him, refused and said ‘you’re all family, you’ll be fine tomorrow‘.
If it were just my brother, I don’t think the band council would be doing anything - but now there are witnesses. So the band council is getting involved. But I’d love to see media on this.
This crap goes on every single day in this country. There are so many rotten RCMP detachments, so many crooked cops - this one in particular - they shouldn’t get off with a warning or some fake apology. Those mounties, and their boss need to face some kind of justice.
If you are in the press and want to write about this - please let me know and I’ll put you in touch with the people invovled.
I have not seen any media covering this and there is only one comment, so I thought I would post it here. Ugh.
Tue, 2008-11-04 12:07
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Thanks for the heads up! I sent it to the editor of rabble.
Tue, 2008-11-04 12:13
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Originally posted by Michelle:
[b]Thanks for the heads up! I sent it to the editor of rabble.[/b]
Awesome - the more exposure the better. I figured I may get some result if it was posted here!
Tue, 2008-11-04 12:49
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Well, I can't promise anything - it's basically a story pitch, and we're in the middle of a week of switchover from one site to the other, so we might not be able to get on it quickly enough. But I'll definitely bring it to this week's story meeting. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img]
Tue, 2008-11-04 13:11
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remind
I have forwarded it as a call to action with FN peoples I know here in BC, as well as to BC news media requesting they action this. Thank you Ghisliane.