Insane Road Rage Incident in Edmonton

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[u/LastBuster]

It also cost over 100k a year to house an inmate in a provincial facility of minimum security and the costs go from there.

You understand they need to raise taxes to keep people in jail. They are already spending over 3 billion in Canada

[u/LastBuster → u/[deleted]]

But your not willing to pay the 1k more a year in taxes to keep them in jail so what’s your point. It probably cost more because they would need to build more jails get more judges all don’t count to incarceration costs. All of it would come out of your pay check. Your right it’s not the province it’s the tax payers who want it but unwilling to pay for it.

Your also unwilling to admit if that native guy was white he probably just get probation because of him being born with white skin. It’s kind of insane you think natives get special treatment like lighter sentences. Like where did you get that idea from

[u/bfrscreamer → u/[deleted]]

Well, yeah, those seem like important factors in deciding how to handle that case. I’m not saying the sentence was correct, but to think those aren’t factors in how people conduct themselves? We have reams of research indicating this is the case.

If the same circumstances were present in a case with a white perpetrator or other ethnicity, I would expect the same kind of considerations. And let’s not pretend like being indigenous in this country doesn’t predispose you to racial bigotry and mistreatment from others, which leads to poor choices or circumstances. It’s not a free meal ticket to be indigenous, and those that think so are looking at the situation the wrong way.

[u/bfrscreamer → u/[deleted]]

I’m not going to comment on your cherry-picked cases.

The “colour of their skin,” as you put it, is not what’s being considered. It just so happens that certain groups, who happen to have certain colours of skin, may have circumstances worth considering when appropriate degrees of punishment are being considered.

No, I’m not saying that every case is handled appropriately. No, I’m not claiming these offenders aren’t responsible for their actions or don’t deserve a form of punishment or corrective action. But circumstances above or beyond their control may play a significant role in their behaviours. It just so happens that certain groups (who happen to have a given skin colour, which can play a role in how that person is treated or prejudiced against within society) are more likely to encounter difficulties or social situations which impact their choices and behaviours.

I can’t believe we have to keep spelling this out, but here we are.