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Originally Posted by Crown Royal
And no 5% of the population being 36% of the shooting deaths isn't proof of anything, right? Give me a ####ing break.
People like you are a big part of the problem.
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Really?
And yes that data doesn't directly mean police racism for people who live in the real world. RCMP aren't just out there looking to shoot aboriginal people at a higher rate. Ever been to a reservation?
Aboriginal people are 4x more likely to commit a violent crime and 4x more likely to be the victim of a violent crime. Same with drugs and alcohol abuse in those communities. There are multiple factors including socioeconomic factors that can be linked to racism and a vicious cycle of poverty. But to say the RCMP is just out there shooting aboriginals at a higher rate because they are racist is WRONG.
IF you are more likely to be involved in a violent crime or drug abuse you are more likely to be in that situation.
It has nothing to do with the color of their skin. Its the same thing as if you grow up in a bad/poor neighborhood.
Now are some police stereotyping aboriginals because of past interactions? Yes I'm sure they are and that is wrong but you can't just say police are shooting them because racism based on those numbers alone. I guarantee you white people from poorer neighborhoods are far more likely to be shot by police then those in the suburbs.
And now to totally blow your ####ing mind my father is aboriginal making me you guessed it, aboriginal