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Originally Posted by Matata
This is the million dollar question isn't it? I doubt there has been any serious studies done on Calgary bars on the relation between ethnicity and violence, but based on what I've learnt from my mom (a wise, unbiased nurse) its the Asians who end up in the ER. I think a club owner wouldn't take very long to see this correlation and be forced to make a hard decision.
Good post.
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You know back in elementary school when one of your classmates would pee in the sandbox and then the teacher would take away the sandbox privileges for the entire class? That's a classic example of one person's stupid actions ruining it for everyone. On some level, that seems to be what you are implying above. Because some Asians end up in the ER, all Asians will be barred entry from clubs. Some Asians have peed in the sandbox so all Asians will henceforth be barred from playing in said sandbox.
There are plenty of examples where the actions of one have consequences for others in our society. Car insurance comes to mind (but that's a discussion for another thread). But - and here's the rub - you simply cannot make that differentiation based on a ground that is protected by human rights legislation. Race is one such ground and so it would be absolutely unjust to prevent entry to these clubs for all Asians even if 100% of all victims of stab wounds encountered at the ER were in fact Asians.