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Originally Posted by Ashasx
So again, what evidence or inclination is there that Stanley's actions were fueled my racist motivations?
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I agree that it wasn't racially motivated outside of the general cultural preexisting prejudice that Natives are no good and therefore the first reaction is negative. But that is difficult for any individual who grew up in a culture of racism to control.
However this general complaint that this story isn't about race is false. The media is correct in looking at the institutions that led up to the event and surrounded the event.
Did the RCMP do its job
Did the court do its job
Is there systemic bias in the justice system against native victims and perpetrators.
These are the items that frame the story. Your comment that people are looking for racism that doesn't exist is false. The public reaction to this incident warrants the investigation into the structures that allow this pervasive and systemic racism to exist.