Mounted police leading a black man on a rope defended

[oladub]

Canadian Visitor, "The officers should have understood how this would appear to anyone else, and that they may be recored" sort of applies to this situation you have in Canada too. One could look at the recorded crime numbers in the aboriginal dominated north of Canada compared with the remainder of Canada and wonder why such disparity exists. The U.S. has its ghettos so Americans can't claim to be doing better but who would have guessed that Canada's government would similarly tolerate disparity.

[Canadian Visitor]

Canadian Visitor, "The officers should have understood how this would appear to anyone else, and that they may be recored" sort of applies to this situation you have in Canada too. One could look at the recorded crime numbers in the aboriginal dominated north of Canada compared with the remainder of Canada and wonder why such disparity exists. The U.S. has its ghettos so Americans can't claim to be doing better but who would have guessed that Canada's government would similarly tolerate disparity.

I don't think I would call it 'tolerated'.

Judges have been given sentencing guidelines and alternatives with an eye to trying hard to lower the incarceration rate while respecting victims and the principle of equality before the law.

After that, the real issue is dealing w/poverty and addiction.

The latter, to a great degree is a function of the former.

We know this because reserves that are further south, more integrated w/transportation and economics from off-reserve, not only have higher employment and lower poverty, but also less addiction and crime.

The principle challenge is reserves where this isn't possible [[lack of road access); or where for whatever reason, local leadership hasn't driven a solid economic agenda.

In either case, fixing the problem is challenging, at best, and politically explosive at worst.

Imagine politicians telling a minority, first-nations band they need to relocate away from the land they've been on for a few generations......

You see where this only works if the local band initiates the idea.

Road access is sometimes a practical build, but in some cases, remote bands and thousands of miles from the nearest road, building over peat bog is rather challenging and expensive.

That doesn't mean nothing is being done........but it is too little, and too slowly.