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Is Justice Still Blind in Canada?

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  • May 8, 2023
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Rupa Subramanya
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He was 23, and he’d come to Canada in 2005 from West Africa. Now, he lived with his mother and sister in Edmonton, the capital of the western province of Alberta. Racism—overt or s... Show More

He was 23, and he’d come to Canada in 2005 from West Africa. Now, he lived with his mother and sister in Edmonton, the capital of the western province of Alberta.

Racism—overt or systemic—didn’t make him take part in an armed robbery of an Airbnb in July 2019, he said. He’d decided on his own to help his cousin, who had told Smith that the people staying at the Airbnb had robbed him and that he was trying to get his money back. Smith agreed to help, but he didn’t want any guns involved. So they compromised: they’d bring a gun, but it would be unloaded.

Things didn’t go as planned, and Smith was arrested. At his trial, Smith pleaded guilty to the two charges—theft and robbery with a firearm—filed against him.

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Bari Weiss @bariweiss · May 8, 2023
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Edward Smith took part in an armed robbery in 2019. “I didn’t face racism,” Smith told our @rupasubramanya. But, he said: “It was my only way out of this situation. I took full advantage.” An eye-opening piece about how the law is changing in Canada:
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