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Originally Posted by rubecube
Maybe I phrased that wrong but I don't think it's necessary to prove that there has been to establish that systemic racism could be a contributing factor to someone committing a crime. Though we may disagree on the degree to which black people are disadvantage, I think we can at least agree that, on average, it's probably easier to be a white person in Canada than a black person.
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It's also easier to be affluent than poor. To come from a stable two-parent family than be raised by a single parent. To be sober than an addict. To have grown up surrounded by high-achievers than surrounded by slackers. To be educated rather than ignorant.
I don't know which of those background influences are admissible in sentencing. But if one (race) were to be treated fundamentally different from others, I'd want to see some credible evidence to support why it's fundamentally different and more egregious than the others. And some thought given to the outcomes of such a policy (such as the effect on the victims on crime in those communities).
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Probably the history of the poster in question. Seeing as the guy pretty consistently rails against identity politics, it seemed pretty suspicious that he would suddenly adopt an intersectional approach, but I could be wrong.
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I don't see what intersectionality has to do with it. I 'rail' against identity politics because it's illiberal and irrational. It's ultimately rooted in the same psychological soil as racism itself, and runs against the principles that have made Western countries like Canada the most liberal, diverse, and tolerant the world has ever seen.