Detained for Blackness in BC

[TeeJay]

Ok this one is priceless example of pure racism
Looks Like = He Was Black
Even more ironic because he is actually featured on the BC Black History website as someone important in the community

Vancouver police say officers were dispatched to the seawall near English Bay around 9:15 a.m. Friday after receiving several 911 calls about a man assaulting strangers in the area.

"It was reported that the suspect would appear to be walking normally, but would then suddenly start kicking, punching, and spitting at people," police said in a news statement.

Officers soon located a man who they thought resembled the description of the suspect and "briefly detained him to investigate," according to police. This detention included handcuffing the man, who police described as "compliant" and who identified himself as a retired judge.

Selwyn Romilly – BC Black History Awareness Society

bcblackhistory.ca

Vancouver police, mayor apologize for handcuffing of B.C.'s first Black Supreme Court justice

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is apologizing and condemning systemic racism after an incident that the city's police department describes as a case of mistaken identity.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

[The Oracle]

"As someone who continues to benefit from colonialism, I recognize my privilege and how this impacts the way I live and navigate through our systems of government and everyday life," Stewart said. "I have contacted (VPD) Chief (Adam) Palmer and Vancouver Police Board members to inform them of my views and actions."

The mayor has got all the SJW jargon down pat, lol.......I think he should resign and let a victimized person have his job. You know do his part!

Let's hear from the retired judge first and get his take on the whole thing.......His opinion is what matters most not this virtue signaling mayor.

 

[mandrill]

"As someone who continues to benefit from colonialism, I recognize my privilege and how this impacts the way I live and navigate through our systems of government and everyday life," Stewart said. "I have contacted (VPD) Chief (Adam) Palmer and Vancouver Police Board members to inform them of my views and actions."

The mayor has got all the SJW jargon down pat, lol.......I think he should resign and let a victimized person have his job. You know do his part!

Let's hear from the retired judge first and get his take on the whole thing.......His opinion is what matters most not this virtue signaling mayor.

The cops arrested a retired Supreme Court judge. Don't you think an apology would be mandatory in the circumstances? Regardless of whether the judge was black or not?

The fact that the apology was couched in PC language was appropriate given the circumstances. But the apology would have happened anyway. It's not a "SJW" thing - regardless of your own endless obsession with the term. It's a "You can't arrest a fucking judge and not apologize your ass off" thing.