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Article: Action: magic word.(Rants and Raves)(Letter to the Editor)
- Article from:
- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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Dear Editor:
For some time I have had concerns with the justice system. It seems to me that every time an Aboriginal person comes in contact with justice officials it becomes a safety matter.
There have been harrowing stories of brutality and police initiatives known to target Aboriginals.
For the most part, I am interested to know about the quality of cultural sensitivity training police offers undergo, its effectiveness and the screening of police officers. Do our police leadership do their share to weed out racists from their force and stop racial profiling and initiatives that harass and brutalize our people? All levels of government should ...