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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
And you know the people most likely to be the victims of violent crimes committed by aboriginals are other aboriginals, right? So one of the perverse consequences of this policy is that men who sexually assault or murder aboriginal women will get lower sentences than men who sexually assault or murder non-aboriginal women.
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The policy doesn't override existing articles in the criminal code. It's meant to be a consideration applied at the sentencing judge's discretion. In my opinion this judge got it wrong because I think public safety should supersede the consideration.