He had a knife.Unless it's the offender holding the glock to the side of the head
He had a knife.Unless it's the offender holding the glock to the side of the head
Because there aren't many black men in the city, I'm sure your description was useful.And what exactly might my agenda be??? The truth is at the time I started the thread the offender had not been caught..so pointing out that the criminal was black was done more or less as a public safety announcement. The Star pointed it out...so did the police...and I did it as well..I see no harm there
So if a black guy stabs a white guy, then that's okay..but if I mention that he's black, all of sudden all hell breaks loose?Because there aren't many black men in the city, I'm sure your description was useful.
He didn't need to point it out, it should have been assumed. Oh NOES!Your post title makes you sound a tad racist. Did you need to point out that the suspect was black or could it have read "Good samaritan from Barrie stabbed on the TTC"?
I am sorry but I have to disagree. While I understand and even respect your opinion and where you are coming from, I think that facts are facts and should be able to be posted without fear of having to be all PC about it.Black guy chiming in here: there is nothing wrong with describing the perpetrator as a black male in the body of the article (as this one does, it is known fact), but including it in the TITLE does tend to lead people to cultivating negative mental associations.
I looked at the article in the link, and you will notice that the papers usually take great care not to mention ethnicity in the titles of their articles for crimes/tragedies for this precise reason: people love to jump to stereotypes. Including the ethnicity in the title makes things prematurely inflammatory/divisive and can prejudice the reader before they've even read the article. Better for them to read it through, digest whatever facts are contained therein, and then make their own conclusions/associations...
You'll never see "White Canadian tourist taken hostage", it will just say "Canadian tourist taken hostage"; nor will you see "Indian child gone missing in Markham", it will just say "Child gone missing in Markham".
Subtly adjusting our language can help us minimize unintentional biases. Similar to the whole he/she "gender neutrality in expression" movement that took place a couple of decades back (when I was in high school).
now you want to cloak your race baiting as a public service announcement.............who,s zooming who?And what exactly might my agenda be??? The truth is at the time I started the thread the offender had not been caught..so pointing out that the criminal was black was done more or less as a public safety announcement. The Star pointed it out...so did the police...and I did it as well..I see no harm there
There is no evidence to suggest that most gangsters are black. The last execution style murder was committed against an Asian, who was clearly involved in gang activity. Maybe you could say gun violence plagues young black males more than any other group in this city.It is considered scandalous in this city to point out that the gangsters are overwhelmingly black. We are supposed to try and solve all these problems while ignoring who is doing the crime, as though it were somehow true that white, asian, and black kids were equally likely to wind up shooting somebody.
Although it is accurate to state that the group accurately represents the proportion of crimes that they commit.I think the root of the problem is that the slasher was from an "overrepresented" group.
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight...es_disproportionately_fill_ontario_jails.html
You won't get the Star to say that!Although it is accurate to state that the group accurately represents the proportion of crimes that they commit.
Hmm. A little of both. Blacks were 15% more likely than others to get jail for the same offense. Maybe there is a reason why, maybe they were 15% more likely to scowl at the judge and roll their eyes. Maybe it is real bias. Who knows.Although it is accurate to state that the group accurately represents the proportion of crimes that they commit.
If a white guy stabbed a black guy would you have put 'white' in the title to help the police catch him? Your excuse is farcical.So if a black guy stabs a white guy, then that's okay..but if I mention that he's black, all of sudden all hell breaks loose?
Your example makes no sense..when was the last time a white guy inflicted that kind of crime on a black guy in Canada. Doesn't happen...so I can't answer your question.If a white guy stabbed a black guy would you have put 'white' in the title to help the police catch him? Your excuse is farcical.