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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Like what?
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Well for one you're assuming the types of cases where this is going to be commonly applied in a statistically significant manner. Judges may be less likely to apply the policy in incidences of aboriginal on aboriginal crime or crime where the victims are aboriginal women, whether consciously or subconsciously.
On another note, aren't crimes against aboriginal women already statistically less likely to yield equivalent sentences to crimes against non-aboriginal women? Could have sworn I read that somewhere but I'm far too lazy to look it up, so it's definitely not a hill I'm prepared to die on.