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FlamesAddiction · 10-22-2012, 02:51 PM

Heh, poor Azure.

He isn't total wrong and there are examples of this happening in the past. One of the local bands near the town I grew up in, won a pretty big settlement back in the early 1990s. Every person from that reserve received a fairly large sum of money (I'm not sure how much, but it was in the thousands). I am not saying this to be racist, but the streets became crowded with intoxicated natives day and night for a couple of weeks. There were literally encampments set up in wooded areas all around town.

It's not racist to acknowledge that many aboriginal communities have high rates of substance abuse and addiction (likely higher than the average), nor is it racist to acknowledge that addicts are not necessarily the best people to give large sums of money to (regardless of race).

10-22-2012, 02:51 PM	#50
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	Heh, poor Azure. He isn't total wrong and there are examples of this happening in the past. One of the local bands near the town I grew up in, won a pretty big settlement back in the early 1990s. Every person from that reserve received a fairly large sum of money (I'm not sure how much, but it was in the thousands). I am not saying this to be racist, but the streets became crowded with intoxicated natives day and night for a couple of weeks. There were literally encampments set up in wooded areas all around town. It's not racist to acknowledge that many aboriginal communities have high rates of substance abuse and addiction (likely higher than the average), nor is it racist to acknowledge that addicts are not necessarily the best people to give large sums of money to (regardless of race). __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."