[jpollock]

The police in Canada have a long history of poor interactions with aboriginal peoples.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_freezing_deaths#:~:t....

Now called "Starlight Tours"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/darrell-night-...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rcmp-investigate-two-freezing...

2017 death in custody

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/02/canada-rcmp-of...

[account-5]

I'm not denying any of that. But those examples don't make this particular interaction racist.

[judahmeek]

That's part of how systemic racism works. It leads to stochastic events where systemic "incompetence" punishes members of a minority group.

[account-5]

But surely punishment requires intent behind the action? I think this is important because intention has to play a part here.