Comments on: Yes Virginia, there is racial profiling http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/01/19/yes-virginia-there-is-racial-profiling/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/01/19/yes-virginia-there-is-racial-profiling/comment-page-1/#comment-15034 Michael Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:41:56 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/01/19/yes-virginia-there-is-racial-profiling/#comment-15034 For every case like this, there's several more that never see the light of day. I've spoken to a couple of my black co-workers who live in Pierrefonds and was shocked to hear their treatment by police. One of them said that "courtesy stops" by police are common and the other got in shit for driving a car that had a similar description to a stolen one (they didn't bother running the plates first). For every case like this, there's several more that never see the light of day. I've spoken to a couple of my black co-workers who live in Pierrefonds and was shocked to hear their treatment by police. One of them said that "courtesy stops" by police are common and the other got in shit for driving a car that had a similar description to a stolen one (they didn't bother running the plates first).

]]> By: DAVE ID http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/01/19/yes-virginia-there-is-racial-profiling/comment-page-1/#comment-14965 DAVE ID Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:08:23 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/01/19/yes-virginia-there-is-racial-profiling/#comment-14965 Ticketed for leaning on a wall? That's just harrassement. I remember calling 911 because rednecks (yes in Montreal, who knew) literally assaulted this black kid who was just walking by and I witnessed the whole thing. When I told the story to the 911 call taker, all the call taker asked "how many blacks are they?" Ticketed for leaning on a wall? That's just harrassement.

I remember calling 911 because rednecks (yes in Montreal, who knew) literally assaulted this black kid who was just walking by and I witnessed the whole thing. When I told the story to the 911 call taker, all the call taker asked "how many blacks are they?"

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