| famousringo said: @ Cap'n Prefs Yeah, a respectable demeanor and a positive attitude go a long way. I've heard of a study where pictures were shown to aboriginal and non-aboriginal youths. The picture of a cop evokes feelings of trust, safety, and authority in non-aboriginals. Show the same picture to aboriginals and you get mistrust, suspicion and fear. Forget batons, guns or tasers, the most powerful weapon in a cop's arsenal is authority, and it's worthless when dealing with a typical First Nations person. It makes the police's job a lot harder, and leads to strife for all involved. Who knows how long it will take for these scars to heal, but it doesn't help when the actions of policemen result in a First Nations man dying of exposure and the officers responsible don't face justice. |
I have also heard of a lot of stories where the cops abuse the First nations people. About ten years ago in Ontario(I think) a native man was shot "accidently" during peaceful protests and the cop lied and got off free. This is unacceptable. He was armed with a stick, but there were more than enough cops to take him down.
Cops in Canada treat the natives like Cops treat blacks in the states. Police departments in Canada actually give special prefrence to blacks and indians. They really push multi culturalism and diversity. I counted those words at least 30 times when I was reading recruitment info on the Toronto police website. They even have a class on it.. which is good I guess because different cultures have thei own way of handling things...
