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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
It's not a rule though. If you make it black and white that color must play a role in sentencing then it's discrimination. Telling them it can be a consideration in sentencing is lipstick on a pig if you believe that the people making the decisions are already inherently biased.
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And that brings us to the crux of the matter.
I don't believe all judges are biased, however it may cause those that are (consciously or not) to consider bias when sentencing. Additionally, if a review of a judge showing bias/non-bias occurs, this will set more guidelines for expectation within the Canadian justice system.
If you take issue with the effectiveness of a recommendation, that is a completely valid point, but not one that's really being made in this thread. Mostly, ya'll are arguing against the need to consider that non-whites may face systemic discrimination, which is completely crazy.