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Originally Posted by 4X4
It kind of blows my mind that this is a thing in Calgary. I grew up here. I know plenty of people from all races and walks of life. It's a fairly white city we've got here, but there are still lots of people of colour. All colours. Black, brown, red, yellow... But mostly white. Vast majority is white. And the funny thing is, most of the criminals I know are white. So what's with these cops racially profiling in fricken Calgary? Are we in Compton? Mexico? On a reserve? In Vietnam? I just don't get how it's reasonable to assume that a non white person in this city is more likely to be a criminal, when it's at least 70% white around here. It really surprises me that I hear stuff like this over and over. Even guys who can't get into a bar because they're brown...errr...because their shoes aren't dressy enough. Damn.
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I grew up here too, and I used to know a Chinese guy, and he was a marihuana smoker and he drove a really nice car. Now that doesn't mean I think every Oriental is a drug addict or drug pusher, but you can't blame me for being suspicious. I think the cops do (and should) work the same way.