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Originally Posted by icecube
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I don't doubt for a fact that there were racists who said horrible things about indigenous people after the Stanley/Boushie incident. I know there were, and it's horrible that there is still a small percentage of our population that thinks that way. That said, it's important that we accurately identify racism, and not just throw that word at people who are not racist, otherwise we're only further damaging relations and further dividing people.
A large portion of Saskatchewan people were labelled racists after Boushie's death, especially by the media. The implication was that it was the fact that he was Native, that so many people had little to no sympathy for him. Is that the truth? Or is the truth that Boushie's death was a consequence of the crimes he was committing, and the risks those crimes exposed himself to, and very few people have sympathy for that. What do you think, icecube?
In regards to the majority who support Gerald Stanley - do you think they would still support Stanley if Boushie had been white?