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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Would the reaction have been different if Boushie was white? Absolutely. How different? It’s impossible to say, because it’s impossible to gauge how deeply racial bias against indigenous impacts decisions and reactions.
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It is impossible to say, I agree. It didn't seem to change things much though when a rancher from Okotoks, Edouard Maurice, in February shot Ryan Watson while he and his girlfriend were trespassing and stealing.
There wasn't much, if any, sympathy for Watson either.
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As for his injury, Minue and Reimers had little sympathy for the accused.
“Poor muffin got shot in the arm stealing somebody’s stuff?” Minue said. “Just too bad.”
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http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...ed-in-shooting
Now obviously, Watson never died. Does the reaction change if the bullet kills him instead of hitting his arm? Maybe, or maybe not. Personally, I don't think so.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
But yeah, if the question is: Were the majority of Stanley’s supporters racist?
The answer is: impossible to say.
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Referencing the above case again - when Maurice faced charges of aggravated assault and careless use of a firearm after he shot Ryan Watson, there was a FundRazr started for Maurice that reached $40k.
https://fundrazr.com/b1KjM0?ref=ab_1...LgC1rbK3eSuLgC
Now what would it have reached if this case not only received national exposure, but if our federal government tried to influence the courts into incarcerating Maurice? I think it's a safe assumption that it would have gone much higher.
Point I'm making is, there is little sympathy for criminals, regardless of race. Colten Bushie did not get shot because he was indigenous, like icecube claimed. He was shot because he was committing a crime on private property, and had the property owner fearing for his families well-being.