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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Because it's a sick practice and it's not changing. Calgary is like in the racist stone age when it comes to bars around here. I love this city but my experiences with that aspect of it really feels demeaning to be discriminated against so much that I don't even bother going unless I have white friends with me because I know I'm not getting in as it's happened enough times.
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Racial Profiling really isn't fair, but at the same time... ethnic groups are more prone to violence in clubs. I don't have stats on-hand, but I've seen some before, and they obviously exist. I mean, I highly doubt a business as un-pretentious and "traditional" as nightclubs would turn away someone cause of ethnicity... they want cash, anyone's cash, and unless there's a good reason for it, they don't care what you look like.
One violent incident where someone gets stabbed, shot or killed, and that nightclub is finished. Its happened to a few in this city and that's a risk that many owners are not willing to take.
Is it fair to decent people like you? No.
Is it fair for these people to lose their business' reputation cause of a few *******s? No.
Somewhere a middle ground needs to be found, but if racial profiling is truly keeping nightclubs safe, maybe the police need to step up and find a more egalitarian solution.
I should add... I hate nightclubs, and haven't gone to one by choice in a long time.