What's up with Canada???

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Gato_Solo

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Ontario's only privately run jail is being accused of racial profiling by requiring inmates to wear detailed photo identification tags that include their race.

The Central North Correctional Centre in Penetanguishene, run by a U.S.-based private corrections company, is the only facility in the Ontario corrections system that does it.

"This is a perfect example of systemic racism ... and I have no doubt it is a breach of the Ontario Human Rights Act and I have absolutely no doubt that it is unconstitutional," Toronto lawyer Julian Falconer said yesterday.

"Compelling inmates to bear their race ... is completely abhorrent to our value system and this is a perfect example of why leaving our jails up to private interests guarantees all kind of injustices," said Falconer, a prominent voice on race relations.
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Then I guess every form I've ever filled out that asked what race I am....... was racism:rolleyes:
 
What's up with Canada??!! Apparently it was letting the US guys running the institution bring that policy here :p

I see nothing wrong with that policy... :confuse3:
 
what is wrong with that? oh good god, people will know i'm a white dutch guy...or oh no! i can see that black man over there and know he's from africa :eek:

no, can't see what's wrong with that.
 
a lot members of a lot of races can be told just by looking at the person.

i guess that's racism, too. stupid skin and other features! how could you do this to me!?!? *tears off skin*
 
So, a black man, with a black skin, objects to having the fact that he's black written on his ID card?







Isn't that what we call....... A photo?
 
It's just an ID card that says your race... it's not like you're being treated any differently because of your race... I hardly doubt there is a special section in that prison for blacks and Arabs where they get to sleep in human feces and eat whatever rodents they can catch. :eek:

Get over it and stop your bitchin'. :bgking:
 
Professur said:
So, a black man, with a black skin, objects to having the fact that he's black written on his ID card?

Isn't that what we call....... A photo?
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I haven't met many black men who don't have black skin. I haven't met Michael Jackson yet.

The question is why do they need this information on their ID tags in the first place? Of what possible use is it?
 
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