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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
That would be naive of me, wouldn't it?
I think it would be more naive to assume that just because we're in the Glorious Socialist Republic of Canada that racism and racial profiling do not exist and are not a problem in our police force.
Also, Crowshoe wasn't a criminal. He was a victim, which is precisely the issue.
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What exactly do you propose as a solution then? Do you think the police are not aware that racial profiling, or accusations of it anyway, is an important issue and thereby take all the steps to address it in selection and training??
Once again, we are dealing with a situation where observers are sitting back thinking they could perform someones else's job much much better- whether it be the officers or those that select/train them. Believe me, whatever great ideas we could come up with to address racial profiling, the CPS and other police forces have already considered and/or implemented. The problem will always come back to the human factor- you can't prevent false allegations and false impressions. And of course, you really can't prevent the rare instances where a biased officer slips into the system despite the strict selection criteria and training.